Tag Archives: Roger Hinks

OBSESSION WITH VITALITY & DEATH: "CONNOISSEUR OF VIOLENCE"

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Dave

Caravaggio’s novelty was a radical naturalism which combined close physical observation with a dramatic, even theatrical, use of Tenebrism, the shift from light to dark with little intermediate value. He burst upon the Rome art scene in 1600 with the … Continue reading →

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EROS RUNNING WILD:CARDINAL SINS & LEGAL RUN-INS

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Dave

“Indeed, Caravaggio may be indicating his taste for homoerotic subjects through his androgynous male figures, figures at once muscular and yet recognizably “feminine” in some of their poses and expressions. Since antiquity, the androgynous had been associated with effeminacy and … Continue reading →

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CONTESTS BETWEEN LIGHT AND GLOOM

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Dave

The word ‘spectacular’ is not amiss because, although Caravaggio aimed at total realism, he wanted drama too. It was the secret of his instant, direct appeal to the Church, to collectors, to fellow artists, to the public, then and since. … Continue reading →

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THREADS OF HORROR FROM THE "EVIL GENIUS"

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Dave

“What in effect Caravaggio is doing systematically and deliberately, for the first time in the history of art, is destroying the space between the event in the painting and the people looking at it…” “Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio (1571-1610) … Continue reading →