Caravaggio
Today for my Baroque Rome class we saw all of the Caravaggio paintings that are still insitu in Rome today. We went to three churches and marveled at the paintings. I was astonished by his talent. I always appreciated Caravaggio’s tenebrism but have never fully understood its magnificent affects until I was standing directly in front of his works. It amazed me. The way light was painted and the effect it had on how I interpreted the painting. Art historians are not lying when they say nothing compares to the sensation that comes with viewing a masterpiece in the setting the artist meant for it to be seen. I was truly astonished by Caravaggio’s talent and have officially added him to my list of favorite artists: Manet, Sargent, Turner, and Caravaggio.
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