Beyond Caravaggio
London: National Gallery Company / Yale University Press, 2016.
First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's description:
A fascinating examination of Caravaggio and others who adopted his dramatic style of painting.
The Italian painter known as Caravaggio (1571-1610) claims a place among the most revolutionary figures in the history of art. His intense naturalism, almost brutal realism, and dramatic use of light had a wide impact on European painters, including Orazio Gentileschi, Valentin de Boulogne, and Gerrit van Honthorst. Each of Caravaggio's followers absorbed something different from his work, propagating his stylistic legacy across Europe.
In this extensively illustrated catalogue, Letizia Treves introduces the international Caravaggesque movement and traces the distinct artistic personalities of its leading players. Even now, Caravaggio's name overshadows the other talented artists who adopted his approach to narrative painting: the use of theatrical lighting to illuminate a story encapsulated in a single, dramatic moment. Treves explains the innovative and unifying features of these painters' work and how, despite resistance to their style and subject matter, many outstanding Caravaggesque pictures found their way into important collections.
Item #902726ISBN: 1857096029
9-1/4 x 11-1/4", black paper over boards with embossed spine titles, light grey endpapers, provenance, selected literature and notes to the catalogue, biographies of artists, bibliography, list of lenders/photographic credits, index, fully illustrated in color.
Fine in lightly rubbed dust wrapper and protective mylar.
Price: $50.00