Programme

Caravaggio 1598-1606: public-private commissions and patrons

The course focuses on Caravaggio’s crucial roman years, from the Contarelli Chapel to the escape from Rome. The cours will stress the most important chronological and thematic problems in the lombard painter’s roman career, mostly based on the last ten years studies. Fundamental will be the knowledge of Caravaggio’s patrons and the spread of his style in the roman artistic milieu. If the pandemic situation allows, during the course we will visit churches and museums where Caravaggio’s works are preserved.

Core Documentation

Selected bibliography (more specific bibliography will be indicated during the course)

R. Longhi, Ultimi studi su Caravaggio e la sua cerchia, in Il Caravaggio di Roberto Longhi, collana di Proporzioni 2005 (ma 1ed in “Proporzioni”, 1943).

Roma al tempo di Caravaggio, catalogo della mostra, a cura di R. Vodret, Milano 2011, saggi e schede indicate durante il corso.

Caravage à Rome, catalogo della mostra, a cura di F. Cappelletti, M. Cristina Terzaghi, Parigi 2019.

Type of delivery of the course

The course of the course depends on the pandemic situation during the SECOND TERM.

Type of evaluation

At the end of the course students will be requested to draft a paper on a topic indicated by the professor.