A blog to explore the interests of an original renaissance woman; arts, sciences, poetry, librarianship and everything in between.
Friday, 28 October 2016
Dark and terrible: Beyond Caravaggio
Many high profile reviews of Beyond Caravaggio have criticised it because it only contains six works by the master himself. However as the exhibition title makes perfectly plain, it is looking beyond Caravaggio. The stress is clearly on the word 'beyond'. It aims to examine his legacy, critique his followers, and put him into a wider context. Given his mastery over story telling, he deserves to have his own place in the art history story, as the quality of those incredible six pieces demonstrate.
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