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The depiction of Hell and Heaven in Art of the Eternal
Since the first funerary statues were placed in the first sepulchres, the ideas of death and the afterlife have always held a prominent place at the heart of the art world. In this work, Victoria Charles analyses how, through the centuries, art has become the reflection of these interrogations linked to mankind’s fate and the hereafter.
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Le Caravage – Le peintre de la plus grande diligence de la manière la plus exquise
Le clair-obscur existait bien avant que le Caravage n'arrive sur scène, mais ce fut lui qui établit définitivement cette technique, obscurcissant les ombres et rivant son sujet à la toile par un rayon de lumière aveuglant. Son influence fut immense, et se propagea d'abord grâce à ses disciples plus ou moins directs.
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Michelangelo da Caravaggio – Der Maler von größtem Fleiß auf exquisiteste Weise
Für Caravaggio galt allein die Schönheit des Naturgetreuen, dass er geschickt mit der von ihm neu „restaurierten“ chiaroscuro-Technik in Szene zu setzen wusste. Dieses Streben brachte ihn auf Kollisionskurs mit den Künstlern und dem Klerus seiner Zeit, die ihm Pietätlosigkeit und einen verruchten Lebensstil vorwarfen.
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Michelangelo da Caravaggio – The painter of the greatest diligence in the most exquisite way
After staying in Milan for his apprenticeship, Michelangelo da Caravaggio arrived in Rome in 1592. There he started to paint with both realism and psychological analysis of the sitters. Caravaggio was as temperamental in his painting as in his wild life. As he also responded to prestigious Church commissions, his dramatic style and his realism were seen as unacceptable.
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Caravaggio und der Caravaggismus
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Naughty but … Nice?
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