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Friedlaender, Walter, 1873-1966, author.

Caravaggio studies / by Walter Friedlaender.

First Schocken edition.

New York : Schocken Books, 1969.

©1955

xxviii, 320 pages : illustrations, plates, portrait ; 24 cm

This study of the life and work of the dynamic painter who shocked Rome and revolutionized its academic schools has been considered a standard work on Caravaggio since its first publication in 1955. Walter Friedlaender discusses the artistic influences that nurtured Caravaggio's revolutionary style and the intense new religious thinking that goaded his character and found expression in the eloquent and monumental works of his mature years. Part I starts with a detailed analysis of the crucial "Conversion of St. Paul," and covers all the background, achievements, and crises of the artist's turbulent life. Part II, quotes the relevant sources of contemporary information on each subject, and sums up the modern studies on all the documented paintings. Part III gives the contemporary biographies of Caravaggio, police records, and documents relating to his work, in English and in the original language. Many of the illustrations indicate Caravaggio's sources and inspirations in the work of contemporaries and predecessors.

Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Caravaggio studies. The Conversion of St. Paul: an introduction to the art of Caravaggio -- The Martyrdom of St. Peter -- Caravaggio's yout in Lombardy -- Caravaggio and the artistic milieu of Rome -- Some special problems concerning Caravaggio's earlier Roman works -- The Contarelli Chapel -- Caravaggio's character and religion.

Part 2. Catalogue Raisonné. Abbreviations -- Introduction to the Catalogue Raisonné -- Still-life paintings -- Early paintings: about 1590-1595 -- Early maturity -- The monumental Roman style: 1600-1606 -- Sabine Mountains, Naples -- Malta, Sicily, Naples -- Paintings mentioned in the sources for which neither original canvases or indisputable copies are known -- Mistaken attributions in the literary sources.

Part 3. Biographies and documents. Biographies (Giovanni Baglione, Pietro Bellori, Giulio Mancini, Karel van Mander, Joachim von Sandart) -- Documents concerning Caravaggio's life -- Documents concerning Caravaggio's work.

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