Caravaggio
The Renaissance and its immediate aftermath is generally associated with Florence, where most of the big names practiced their craft. But the rest of Italy in those couple of centuries produced their fair share of masters who don’t get as much publicity. Caravaggio, who bridges the Renaissance and the Baroque period, hailed from Milan and did things his own way. He eschewed idealized models and strove instead to paint as he saw – the truth, so to speak.
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Thanks, Hans - Interesting. I only knew the name, and the Medusa. Scary enough to put me off! But today I visited many of his paintings (tru Google). Quite an artist but very sad life. I wonder why so many great artists meet with tragedy. Of course, little people like me do too, but it's not public. Who really would want to know?
Well Claudia, write a novel about it!
Bertus
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She is not the woman of her dreams...
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