Caravaggio in context : learned naturalism and Renaissance humanism / John F. Moffitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moffitt, John F. (John Francis), 1940-2008.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610--Criticism and interpretation.

Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da.

Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610.

Humanism in art.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

ix, 257 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2004]

Contents:

1 The Forgotten Historical Background of Caravaggio's "Dark Style" 15

2 Caravaggio's Gypsy Cheats: Naturalism as a Contemporary "Low-Life" Subject 41

3 A Humble "Basket of Fruit" by Caravaggio and the "Xenia" Tradition 63

4 Emblematic Naturalism and the Revived Prestige of "Low-Life" Subjects 79

5 The Humanist Sources of a "Sickly Bacchus" and a "Narcissus" by Caravaggio 110

6 Caravaggio's Emblematic "Boy Bitten by a Lizard" 146

7 Caravaggio's Emblematic and Gender-Bending "Lute Player" as "Bassus" 160

8 Caravaggio's "Learned Naturalism" and Contemporary Science in an Age of "Marvels" 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-252) and index.

ISBN:

0786419598

OCLC:

56064774