GrahamDixon, Andrew
Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780241954645
- author:
- GrahamDixon, Andrew
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 544
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.8 x 3.2 cm
- Genre:
- Art & design styles: Baroque
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Andrew Graham-Dixon's biography of Caravaggio is a deeply humanising exploration of the life of one of the most fascinating and enigmatic artists of the Baroque era.
Set against the vibrant and often violent backdrop of 17th-century Italy, Caravaggio's story is one of contrasts - between the sacred and the profane, the beautiful and the brutal. Graham-Dixon's exceptional reading of Caravaggio's paintings brings to life the drama, immediacy and humanity of these works, and sheds light on the artist's innovative and often unconventional approach to his craft.
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