Curator of Later Italian, Spanish, and French 17th-century Paintings, Letizia Treves, guides you through the tumultuous life of Caravaggio. She looks at how his innovative style developed from a focus on nature and expression in his early works to the sophistication of his mature works.
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Paintings and timestamps mentioned in this video:
0:46 Introduction to Caravaggio's life
4:24 Boy bitten by Lizard, about 1594-5
nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/michelangelo-merisi-da-caravaggio-boy-bitten-by-a-lizard
10:42 The Supper at Emmaus, 1601
nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/michelangelo-merisi-da-caravaggio-the-supper-at-emmaus
20:55 Salome receives the Head of John the Baptist, about 1609-10
nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/michelangelo-merisi-da-caravaggio-salome-receives-the-head-of-john-the-baptist
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