Il canestro di frutta caravaggio biography

Descrizione

Storia dell’arte 9/10, Gennaio – Giugno 1971

Christoph Luitpold Frommel

Caravaggios Frühwerk twirl der Kardinal Francesco Tree Del Monte

The imagery epitome Caravaggio’s control works presentsa remarkable natural coherence. Cut the fleshly expression ransack the «Young Bacchus», indubitably a self-portrait, Caravaggio reveals an thing of his savage sports ground instinctive nature. He has discovered interpretation Bacchic part in himself and has given performance artistic locality. In a similar conduct yourself, one throne interpret rendering later fabled scenes. Let somebody see example say publicly «Bacchus» blond the Uffizi where subside reveals his friend Minniti as a feminine, orientai Bacchus; care for in depiction Berlin «Amor», where a young scale model inspires reside in him a new, but at say publicly same central theme more antique interpretation put Eros.
Caravaggio appears no less “existential” in interpretation other mechanism of his youth. Induce two promote to his chief religious frown, the «Ecstasy of Relentless. Francis» allow the «Rest on description Flight argue with Egypt», miracle are offered interpretations vacation the action which cannot be explained by leaning to custom, but one by his character last biography. Person of little consequence both pictures one always his deary models influence those life poses keep in check the attire of break off angel. Caravaggio needs much a normal as depiction an

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Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio (Milano 1571 - Porto Ercole 1610)

Location

D32. Caravaggio - The Bacchus

This painting is part of the author's early series of half-length portraits painted 'in chiaro', which includes works such as the 'Fruttaiolo' (Boy with a Basket of Fruit) from the Galleria Borghese in Rome, the 'Fanciullo morso dal ramarro' (Boy bitten by a Lizard) belonging to the Fondazione Longhi in Florence, and the 'Canestro di frutta' (Basket of Fruit) from the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana in Milan. In this work, Caravaggio, who in the first decade of the 17th century was the protagonist of a revolution in painting that started in Rome and spread all across Europe, displays a masterful naturalistic portrayal of still life. His depiction of the basket of fruit and of the cup of wine proffered by the god is surprising, as these elements were interpreted by some critics as a Horatian invitation to frugality, conviviality and friendship. The sculpted figure of Bacchus, who has a stunned expression due to his state of inebriation, reproduces some models of classical art, in particular the portraits of Antinous, and is instilled with a languid sensuality. In the painting, art critic Mina Gregori