Books explore Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel Nov 20, 2009
The Sistine Chapel is part of the Vatican Museums, which gather hundreds of artworks from painters including Raphael, Titian and Caravaggio. More than 4 million people visit the Vatican Museums every year. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
How Do Experts Authenticate Art? Oct 15, 2009
But how can experts who have previously certified works by Caravaggio, Raphael, Van Gogh and countless others be so sure that a specific painter is responsible for a work of art. In the case of the Da Vinci painting, the authentication was based on physical evidence. (Time.com)
Surrogate children at heart of orphans' row over royal fortune Oct 14, 2009
When the princess died in 2000, her children inherited her 1 billion fortune, the 1000-room Palazzo Pamphilj in the centre of Rome, another palace in Genoa, 14 noble titles and one of the world's greatest art collections, including works by Raphael and Caravaggio. But the fairytale's over because the siblings are fighting in court to decide whose children will inherit the family fortune. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Family ties? Oct 14, 2009
Page last updated at 16:48 GMT, Tuesday, 13 October 2009 17:48 UK. Adopted 'nobles' at war over vast fortune. (BBC News -- Europe)
Extreme bodies: Caravaggio and Bacon Oct 12, 2009
It is four hundred years since the death of the Italian painter Caravaggio and one hundred years since the birth of Francis Bacon. Duncan Kennedy reports from Rome. (BBC News)
A rare Chicago visit by a Caravaggio Oct 4, 2009
The Supper at Emmaus : As part of a temporary exchange of paintings with its owner, London s National Gallery, Caravaggio s famous canvas will go on display at the Art Institute of Chicago ... It s a subject ideally suited to Caravaggio s remarkable ability to blend realism and mundane detail with dramatic presentation and theatrical lighting ... There are very few Caravaggios in North America, so this is a rare opportunity to see one of the Baroque master s best-known paintings without having... (Boston Globe)
Art.view: Beguiling beauty Sep 16, 2009
Caravaggio s searing Flagellazione stands out among the dramatic pictures in the Neapolitan Galleries. And then there is Parmigianino s beloved Antea , an arresting portrait of a beautiful young woman (pictured). (The Economist)
* Interpol opens online database of stolen artworks Sep 8, 2009
Launched last month and open to interested individuals, as well as governments, museums, galleries and auction houses, the database features masterpieces by artists such as Caravaggio, Titian and Degas, as well as a host of other, lesser known paintings, sculptures, pieces of furniture and jewelry. Among the items featured is Rembrandts The Storm of the Sea of Galilee, taken along with other paintings from a US gallery in a 1990 heist considered the biggest in world history. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Science brings NC Wyeth painting out of hiding Sep 6, 2009
"There are a few paintings we have our eye on, including a Caravaggio and a Van Gogh," she said. "It's thought that 20 percent of (fine art) paintings have another painting underneath ... there's great potential to study many more works.". (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Joan Acocella: Should we hate Judas Iscariot? Jul 29, 2009
Caravaggio s The Taking of Christ. Judas, Christianity s primary image of human evil, is now the subject of a rehabilitation effort. (New Yorker)
Global art star May 14, 2009
The 'many faces' of -- and films about -- Dali - USATODAY.com. The 'many faces' of -- and films about -- Dali. (USA Today)
Why Tilda Swinton is the Queen of the Indies May 11, 2009
She was the Madonna in his The Garden and Queen Isabella in Edward II. She floated dead on a lake in Jarman's Caravaggio and, unseen, read the dying director's musings on mortality in Blue. After Jarman succumbed to AIDS in 1994, she mourned not only the his passing but his elliptical, confrontational style. (Time.com)
* Plus ça change ... Apr 29, 2009
If you compare Poussin to Caravaggio, there is probably more difference between Poussin and Caravaggio than Poussin and Matisse, I think. It was a dramatization of history to say that modernity is the negation of the past, that it is the radical idea of innovation. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Artist Guido Reni Apr 29, 2009
Reni initially showed some imitation of Caravaggio, but he then decided to take things in his own direction a decision partly prompted by a suggestion of Annibale Carracci to reverse Caravaggio s heavier shadows and forms. Reni s refined style also drew upon his admiration for the paintings of Correggio, Parmigianino, and Veronese. (Suite101.com)
Art.view: Tubular belles Apr 28, 2009
Tall, well-rounded and boasting a beauty spot above her lip, the sitter has all of de Lempicka s trademark characteristics, once described as lighting by Caravaggio, tubism by Fernand L;ger and lipstick by Chanel. The picture radiates bisexual power. (The Economist)
Caravaggio was early 'photographer' Mar 13, 2009
Caravaggio was early 'photographer. Caravaggio was celebrated for his intense and theatrical lighting ... Caravaggio used an early form of photography to create his masterpieces - 200 years before the invention of the camera, a researcher has claimed. (BBC News -- Science)
Baroque painter took snaphots Mar 12, 2009
ROME: Revered as the baroque master of lifelike portraits and light and shadow, the 16th-century painter Caravaggio is being touted as the first master of photographic technique, two centuries before the formal invention of the camera ... "We were already sure Caravaggio projected images of his sitters, but We have now found mercury salt in his canvases, which is light-sensitive and used in film," said Roberta Lapucci, conservation chief at Florence's SACI institute ... Caravaggio was reputedly... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Pizzas, piazzas and 'la dolce vita' Mar 12, 2009
Highlights include the Sistine Chapel, featuring Michelangelo's famed ceiling fresco series and "Last Judgment," works by Raphael, da Vinci, Caravaggio, and ancient wonders from Rome and Egypt ... After the Vatican, stroll across Via Cola di Rienzo and the Ponte de Margherita to the Piazza del Popolo, where an Egyptian obelisk of Rameses II has stood since 10 B.C. The food at Dal Bolognese, a fixture on the well-heeled lunch scene, is consistently outstanding and the view on the square cannot be... (CNN -- Travel)
Freeman withdraws name from intel post Mar 11, 2009
Hill pleased with decision. () Wednesday, March 11, 2009. (Insight on the News)
Andrea K. Scott: Vik Muniz, at MOMA. Feb 8, 2009
Vik Muniz, the irreverent Brazilian known for playing fast and loose with food and art history he s remade Leonardo s Last Supper in chocolate syrup and Caravaggio s Medusa in spaghetti has organized an all-synapses-firing show, titled Rebus, at MOMA. Eighty-two objects from the collection, both choice (a beachscape by the French Symbolist Odilon Redon) and mundane (a plastic hamburger, designer unknown), are arranged single file, sparking a domino effect of optical associations. Some are... (New Yorker)
