Caravaggio and his legacy / edited by J. Patrice Marandel ; with contributions by J. Patrice Marandel, Gianni Papi and Benjamin Couilleaux, Axel Hemery, Michel Hilaire, Dominique Jacquot, Judith Mann, Lynn Orr, Amy Walsh, Eric Zafran, Olivier Zeder.
This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Bodies and Shadows: Caravaggio and His Legacy; exhibition appeared at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art under the title Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy. Exhibition Itinerary, Musée Fabre de Montpellier Agglomération and Musée des Augustins, Toulouse, June 23-October 14, 2012; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, November 11, 2012-February 10, 2013; Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, March 8-June 16, 2013. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"They were known as the Caravaggisti--artists who imitated the 16th-century master's earthy, realistic style or subject matter. Caravaggio's impact on his contemporaries was immediate, but in the decades that followed his brief career, hundreds of artists drew inspiration from his innovative use of intense light and shadow, the distinctly theatrical atmosphere of his paintings, his use of religious imagery, and his preference for painting directly from life. This companion volume to an exhibition features works by Caravaggio and more than 30 other artists. The book displays an amazing cross section of genre, portraiture, historical subjects, and religious scenes. Bringing together previously unconnected painters from Italy, Northern Europe, France, and Spain, this remarkable collection brilliantly illustrates Caravaggio's enormous effect on the development of 17th-century European painting"--Provided by publisher.
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