Beyond Caravaggio

A fascinating examination of Caravaggio and others who adopted his dramatic style of painting The Italian painter known as Caravaggio (15711610) claims a place among the most revolutionary figures in the history of art. His intense naturalism almost brutal realism and dramatic use of light had a wide impact on European painters including Orazio Gentileschi Valentin de Boulogne and Gerrit van Honthorst. Each of Caravaggios followers absorbed something different from his work propagating his stylistic legacy across Europe. In this extensively illustrated catalogue Letizia Treves introduces the international Caravaggesque movement and traces the distinct artistic personalities of its leading players. Even now Caravaggios name overshadows the other talented artists who adopted his approach to narrative painting: the use of theatrical lighting to illuminate a story encapsulated in a single dramatic moment. Treves explains the innovative and unifying features of these painters work and how despite resistance to their style and subject matter many outstanding Caravaggesque pictures found their way into important collections. Published by the National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: National Gallery London (10/12/1601/15/17) National Gallery of Ireland Dublin (02/11/1705/14/17) Scottish National Gallery Edinburgh (06/17/1709/24/17)