Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane
“This book resees its subject with rare clarity and power as a painter for the 21st century.”—Hilary Spurling, New York Times Book ReviewIn a bravura performance, Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Caravaggio’s staggering artistic achievements, delving into the original Italian sources to create a...
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“This book resees its subject with rare clarity and power as a painter for the 21st century.”—Hilary Spurling, New York Times Book ReviewIn a bravura performance, Andrew Graham-Dixon explores Caravaggio’s staggering artistic achievements, delving into the original Italian sources to create a masterful profile of the mercurial painter. This New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book of the Year features more than eighty full-color reproductions of the artist’s best paintings. 40 pages of color illustrations; 4 maps
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780393343434 (039334343X)
Publish date: November 12th 2012
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 544
Edition language: English
So Far, so good. A fascinating person, and thus far it's a well-written accounting of this life.