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Caravaggio - Murderer or genius
A lecture for the Arts Society Tonbridge by Julia Musgrave
Caravaggio’s paintings inspired many artists during his lifetime and would go on to influence many more, from Orazio Gentileschi to Peter Paul Rubens, Gerard van Honthorst and Rembrandt.
Each absorbed a different aspect of his work. His style spread across Europe and gave rise to the international movement known as ‘Caravaggism’. Yet for many, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is famed as much for his art as for his criminal record. Was it the violence of his times or his own violent spirit that inspired the dramatic lighting and intense naturalism of his work This lecture follows the dramatic incidents of the artist’s life and looks at why and how his influence spread so far.
Caravaggio’s paintings inspired many artists during his lifetime and would go on to influence many more, from Orazio Gentileschi to Peter Paul Rubens, Gerard van Honthorst and Rembrandt.
Each absorbed a different aspect of his work. His style spread across Europe and gave rise to the international movement known as ‘Caravaggism’. Yet for many, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is famed as much for his art as for his criminal record. Was it the violence of his times or his own violent spirit that inspired the dramatic lighting and intense naturalism of his work This lecture follows the dramatic incidents of the artist’s life and looks at why and how his influence spread so far.
Thursday 26 Oct 2023
The Angel Centre
Tonbridge Kent TN9 1SF
2:30 - 3:30, followed by tea and biscuitsNon-members welcome, £7
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