A Profound New Look at the Italian Master and His Lasting Legacy
Now celebrated as one of the great painters of the Renaissance,
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio fled Rome in 1606 to escape
retribution for killing a man in a brawl. Three years later he was
in Naples, where he painted The Seven Acts of Mercy. A year later
he died at the age of thirty-eight under mysterious circumstances.
Exploring Caravaggio's singular masterwork, in The Guardian of
Mercy Terence Ward offers an incredible narrative journey into the
heart of his artistry and his metamorphosis from fugitive to
visionary. Ward's guide in this journey is a contemporary artist
whose own life was transformed by the painting, a simple man named
Angelo who shows him where it still hangs in a small church in
Naples and whose story helps him see its many layers. As Ward
unfolds the structure of the painting, he explains each of the
seven mercies and its influence on Caravaggio's troubled existence.
Caravaggio encountered the whole range of Naples's vertical social
layers, from the lowest ranks of poverty to lofty gilded
aristocratic circles, and Ward reveals the old city behind today's
metropolis. Fusing elements of history, biography, memoir,
travelogue, and journalism, his narrative maps the movement from
estrangement to grace, as we witness Caravaggio's bruised life was
gradually redeemed by art.
General
Imprint: |
Arcade Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2017 |
Authors: |
Terence Ward
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
216 |
Edition: |
First Trade Paper Edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-62872-818-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-62872-818-3 |
Barcode: |
9781628728187 |
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