Caravaggio 2025

Famous for his chiaroscuro and tenebrism techniques, his dramatic power, and his religious and mythological themes, Caravaggio was undeniably one of the most talented artists of the Baroque era. His artistic brilliance, however, was overshadowed by his tumultuous personal life, saturated with impulsive decisions and unpredictable actions that got him in trouble more than once. This month, Palazzo Barberini will be presenting Caravaggio 2025, one of the most important and ambitious exhibitions ever dedicated to the great painter to this day. In addition to numerous of the artist’s most famous paintings, the exhibition will showcase some of his lesser-known yet equally significant works, also walking visitors through a timeline of his life. One of the main focuses of the exhibition are Caravaggio’s innovations in the artistic, religious, and social landscape of his time. Oustanding works on display include Ecce Homo, from the Prado Museum in Madrid; Saint Catherine from the Thyssen-Bor-nemisza Museum in Madrid; Martha and Mary Magdalene from the Detroit Institute of Arts; Saint John the Baptist from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City; Saint Francis in Ecstasy from the Wadsworth Atheneum; and the Cardsharps from the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth. One of the most important paintings on show is the Martyrdom of Saint Ursula, the last painting by Caravaggio. A particularly interesting portion of the exhi- bition explores the Portrait of Maffeo Barber- ini as a great example of how Caravaggio came to be considered the precursor of the modern portrait.

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