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AI Company Says It Has Outsmarted Caravaggio Experts
A work long believed to be a copy is in fact an original by the Italian Baroque painter, claims Art Recognition, which boasts that it can determine authenticity “based only on a photograph.”
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The Intense Intimacy of Caravaggio
He seems to speak to us directly and clearly, given his love of striking light and shadow. We experience him personally.
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A Close Look at Caravaggio’s Last Painting
Just two paintings are in The Last Caravaggio, both in perplexed mourning over their subject matter, and both emerging from dark places.
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Original Caravaggio Almost Sold for Just $1,500
“Ecce Homo”(c. 1605–1609) was previously misattributed and slated to hit the auction block before experts stepped in to halt the sale.
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Caravaggio Made Darkness Visible
In his violent, carnal visions, sparks of divinity may glow even from within the blackest confines of our fallen reality.
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The Latest Visitors to the Nelson Atkins Museum? A Trio of Penguins
Three Humboldt penguins got a private tour of the museum, and it turns out they like Caravaggio.
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The Quality of Mercy, From Caravaggio to Conceptual Art
Like art, morality persists despite dramatic cultural transformations.
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Caravaggio and Bernini, Together at Last
We could call this exhibition a battle of the swaggerers.
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The Unlikely Pairing of Caravaggio and Daniel Buren
Kamel Mennour Gallery highlights the enduring power of chiaroscuro by pairing a long-lost Caravaggio masterpiece with a shimmering site-specific installation by conceptual artist Daniel Buren.
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Caravaggio’s Mark of Madness
Caravaggio may have eluded a death sentence by fleeing to Malta and Sicily, but in the end there was nowhere to run.
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New Research Finds that Caravaggio Died of Sepsis, Not Syphilis
Before established a certain cause of death for the Baroque painter, scientists first had to find his body.
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Caravaggio’s Fascination with Death
The artist's last two paintings are as impetuous, violent, and racked with guilt as Caravaggio was himself.