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Andrew Graham Dixon:
Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane:
Illustrated Talk
LF210
| MON |
| 20 |
| SEP |
Booking opens 1st July 2010
The Hampstead & Highgate Literary Festival is sponsored by BDO. All today's events are sponsored by Development Securities Plc.
Andrew Graham-Dixon’s Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane recreates the painter’s dark and dangerous life in the worlds of Milan, Rome and Naples, which were full of cardinals and whores, prayer and violence.
In this book, Andrew answers questions that have long puzzled scholars. He reveals the identities of the ordinary people – often prostitutes and the very poor – that Caravaggio used as models for his depictions of classic religious scenes; he describes what really happened during the fateful duel which led to Caravaggio’s death aged thirty eight. At the heart of the book are Andrew’s readings of Caravaggio’s pictures; he shows how he created their drama, immediacy and humanity.
Andrew has published a weekly column on art for twenty five years, most recently in The Sunday Telegraph. He has written a number of acclaimed books, including A History of British Art and Renaissance. He is one of the leading figures in broadcasting in the UK, having presented seven major television series on art for the BBC.
The Hampstead & Highgate Literary Festival is sponsored by BDO. All today's events are sponsored by Development Securities Plc.
Andrew Graham-Dixon’s Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane recreates the painter’s dark and dangerous life in the worlds of Milan, Rome and Naples, which were full of cardinals and whores, prayer and violence.
In this book, Andrew answers questions that have long puzzled scholars. He reveals the identities of the ordinary people – often prostitutes and the very poor – that Caravaggio used as models for his depictions of classic religious scenes; he describes what really happened during the fateful duel which led to Caravaggio’s death aged thirty eight. At the heart of the book are Andrew’s readings of Caravaggio’s pictures; he shows how he created their drama, immediacy and humanity.
Andrew has published a weekly column on art for twenty five years, most recently in The Sunday Telegraph. He has written a number of acclaimed books, including A History of British Art and Renaissance. He is one of the leading figures in broadcasting in the UK, having presented seven major television series on art for the BBC.