Caravaggio (Life×) (Life & Times) - Softcover

Hunt, Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190832323X ISBN 13: 9781908323231

Publisher: Haus Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Caravaggio was the most revolutionary artist of the Italian Baroque. The intensity and drama of his chiaroscuro style is matched only by his life. Outlaw, heretic, murderer and sensualist are some of the charges brought against him by his contemporaries.

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About the Author

Patrick Hunt gained his PhD at the University of London and works as a classical archaeologist and teacher of Humanities at Stanford University, California. Additionally, he is a published poet, classical music composer, and illustrator, including contributing the illustrations to Richard Martin's Myth of the Ancient Greeks (Penguin). Hunt's wide-ranging professional and personal scholarship allows him to interpret Caravaggio's complicated religious and classical imagery while anchoring his art in his life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Haus Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 190832323X
• ISBN 13: 9781908323231
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 164