Caravaggio studies.

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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. COVER FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CONTENTS LIST OF PLATES LIST OF REFERENCE FIGURES BIOGRAPHICAL DATA PART I · CARAVAGGIO STUDIES I. The Conversion of St. Paul: An Introduction to the Art of Caravaggio The Martyrdom of St. Peter II. Caravaggio's Youth in Lombardy III. Caravaggio and the Artistic Milieu of Rome IV. Some Special Problems Concerning Caravaggio’s Earlier Roman Works JUVENILIA Bacchus and Boy Bitten by a Lizard Head of the Medusa TWO CASES OF PERSIFLAGE DIRECTED AT MICHELANGELO St. John the Baptist Amor Victorious TWO RELIGIOUS FIGURES RELATED TO THE GENRE-PAINTINGS Magdalene First St. Matthew V. The Contarelli Chapel VI. Caravaggio’s Character and Religion FINIS BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES PART II · CATALOGUE RAISONNE Abbreviations Introduction to the Catalogue Raisonne Still-life Paintings 1. PAINTINGS OF FRUIT AND FLOWERS A. Although Baglione refers specifically to the Lute Player, his description seems closer to the still-life in the Boy Bitten by a Lizard B. Basket of Fruit. Milan, Ambrosiana, 45 x 59 cm. Mostra No. 11. Early Paintings: About 1590 to 1595 2. BOY PEELING FRUIT A. Boy Peeling Fruit. Hampton Court, 61.6 x 48.7 cm. Cat. no. 398 B. Boy Peeling Fruit. Roberto Longhi Collection, Florence, 68 x 62.5 cm. Mostra No. 52. C. A third copy is in the collection of a London art dealer 3. BOY WITH A BASKET OF FRUIT 4. BACCHUS A. Boy with Fruit (Bacchino Malato). Rome: Borghese. 0.66 x 0.52 m. Mostra No. 3. B. Bacchus. Florence, Uffizi, 95 x 85 cm., no. 5312. Mostra No. 1. 5. CONCERT OF YOUTHS (MUSICA) Concert of Youths. New York, Metropolitan Museum. 92 x 118.5 cm. 6. SAINT FRANCIS A. St. Francis in Ecstasy. Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford, Connecticut. 91.5 x 128.4 cm. Mostra No. 17. B. St. Francis. Udine, Museo Civico. 93 x 129 cm 7. REST ON THE FLIGHT TO EGYPT Rest on the Flight to Egypt. Rome, Doria-Pamphili, No. 384. 133 x 162 cm., Cat. (Sestieri) No. 241. Mostra No. 6. 8. FORTUNE TELLER A. Fortune Teller. Louvre, 99 x 131 cm., cat. 1926, no. 1122. Mostra No. 8. B. Fortune Teller. Capitoline, Rome. 115 x 150 cm. Mostra No. 9. DIVINE LOVE 9. THE CARDSHARPS (I BARI) 10. BOY BITTEN BY A LIZARD A. Boy Bitten by a Lizard. Florence, Roberto Longhi Collection, 65.8 x 50 cm. Mostra No. 4. B. Boy Bitten by a Lizard. London, Vincent Korda Collection. Formerly at Nuneham Park in the collection of the Viscount Harcourt. Enlarged to 70 x 56.75 cm.; original measurements: 65 x 48.7 cm. 11. LUTE PLAYER Lute Player. Leningrad, Hermitage, no. 217, 94 x 119 cm., Cat. 1933 12. MAGDALENE Magdalene. Rome, Doria-Pamphili, no. 380, 106 x 97 cm., Cat. Sestieri no. 375. Mostra No. 7. 13. HEAD OF MEDUSA Head of Medusa. Florence, Uffizi, tondo on wood, diam. 55.5 cm., Cat. 1926, p. 94, Mostra No. 5. 14. SAINT CATHERINE St. Catherine. Lugano, Thyssen Collection. 173 x 133 cm. Mostra No. 20. 15. JUDITH AND HOLOFERNES Judith and Holofernes. Rome, Signor Vincenzo Coppi, 144 x 195 cm. Formerly in the possession of Marchese del Grillo Early Maturity SMALLER RELIGIOUS PAINTINGS: CA. 1595 TO 1600 16. SACRIFICE OF ISAAC Sacrifice of Isaac. Florence, Uffizi, No. 4659. 104 x 135 cm. Cat. 1926 17. INCREDULITY OF THOMAS A. Doubting Thomas. Potsdam, Neues Palast, 107 x 146 cm. (Before World War II, probably lost). COPIES B. Maragoni (Arte Barocca, pp. 142-143; Dedalo, 1922) discusses a copy in the Uffizi which he considers superior to the German painting 18. SUPPER AT EMMAUS A. Supper at Emmaus. London, National Gallery, 139 x 195 cm., Cat. no. 172. B. Supper at Emmaus. Brera, Milan, 145 x 195 cm. Mostra No. 35. 19. WALK TO EMMAUS COPIES Walk to Emmaus. Hampton Court, No. 285, 52 x 64 inches, ca., 1929, p. 20. (Copy). 20. SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST A. St. John with a Ram. Rome, Doria-Pamphili, 132 x 98 cm., Cat. Sestieri no. 394. B. St. John with a Ram. Rome, Capitoline, Palazzo Senatorio. Canvas, 132 x 97 cm COPIES C. St. John with a Ram. Rome, Galleria Borghese. No. 267, 150 x 122 cm. Mostra No. 31. D. St. John the Baptist. Kansas City, Nelson Gallery (formerly in the collection of Lord Astor) 172.5 x 134.5 cm· Mostra No. 23. 21. TAKING OF CHRIST THE CROWNING WITH THORNS ECCE HOMO 22. THE CONTARELLI CHAPEL, SAN LUIGI DEI FRANCESI, ROME GENERAL SOURCES HISTORY OF THE CHAPEL A. FIRST SAINT MATTHEW Saint Matthew and the Angel, Berlin, Kaiser Friedrich Museum, No. 365, 2.23 x 1.83 m B. CALLING OF SAINT MATTHEW C. MARTYRDOM OF SAINT MATTHEW D. SECOND SAINT MATTHEW The Monumental Roman Style: 1600-1606 23. AMOR VICTORIOUS Amor Victorious. Berlin, Kaiser Friedrich Museum, 154 x no cm. No. 369. Cat. 1909/209. Mostra No. 21 24. CERASI CHAPEL FIRST VERSIONS A. Conversion of St. Paul. Rome, Coll. Odescalchi-Balbi. 237 x 189 cm. Mostra No. 13 (on cypress wood). B. Crucifixion of Saint Peter. Leningrad, Hermitage, No. 2182. 232 x 201 cm. FINAL VERSIONS C. Conversion of Saint Paul D. Crucifixion of Saint Peter 25. DEPOSITION OF CHRIST Deposition of Christ. Rome, Vatican Gallery, No. 386, 300 x 203 cm 26. MADONNA DI LORETO Madonna di Loreto. Rome, S. Agostino, Cavalletti chapel, first on the left of the entrance. 260 x 150 cm. Mostra No. 29. 27. MADONNA AND CHILD WITH SAINT ANNE (MADONNA DEL SERPE) Madonna del Serpe. Rome, Borghese Gallery, no. no, 292 x 211 cm. Mostra No. 30. 28. DEATH OF THE VIRGIN Death of the Virgin. Louvre, Paris, 369 x 245 cm 29. MADONNA OF THE ROSARY Madonna of the Rosary. Vienna Museum, 364 x 249 cm., cat. 1938, no. 496. 30. DAVID WITH THE HEAD OF GOLIATH A. David with the Head of Goliath. Rome, Borghese Gallery, No. 455, 125 x 101 cm. Mostra No. 32. B. The David by Caravaggio, which in 1617 was brought from Naples to Spain by the Count of Villa Mediana, is not known 31. SAINT JEROME A. St. Jerome Writing. Rome, Borghese Gallery, no. 56, 112 x 157 cm. Mostra No. 33 B. St. Jerome in Meditation. Spain, Montserrat, no x 81, Mostra No. 34. Sabine Mountains, Naples 32. FAINTING MAGDALENE WALK TO EMMAUS 33. FLAGELLATION OF CHRIST Flagellation of Christ. Naples, San Domenico Maggiore, 286 x 213 cm. Mostra No. 37. 34. SEVEN ACTS OF MERCY Seven Acts of Mercy. Naples, Chiesa del Monte della Misericordia. 390 x 260 cm. Mostra No. 36. DENIAL OF ST. PETER RESURRECTION ST. FRANCIS 35.CRUCIFIXION OF SAINT ANDREW Malta, Sicily, Naples 36. BEHEADING OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Beheading of St. John the Baptist. Malta, La Valletta, Cathedral, 361 x 520 cm. 37. SAINT JEROME St. Jerome Writing. Malta, La Valletta, Church of San Giovanni 38. SLEEPING AMOR A. Sleeping Cupid. Florence, Pitti, 071 x 105 cm., no. 13. Mostra No. 40. B. Sleeping Cupid. Indianapolis, U.S.A. Private Collection MARY MAGDALENE SAINT JEROME 39. BURIAL OF SAINT LUCY Martyrdom of St. Lucy. Syracuse, Church of St. Lucy, 408 x 300 cm. Mostra No. 41. 40. RESURRECTION OF LAZARUS Resurrection of Lazarus. Messina, Museo Nazionale, 380 x 275 cm., no. 404. Mostra No. 43. 41. NATIVITY Nativity. Messina, Museo Nazionale, no. 403. 314 x 211 cm. Mostra No. 42 42. ADORATION WITH ST. FRANCIS AND ST. LAWRENCE Adoration with St. Francis and St. Lawrence. Palermo, Oratorio di San Lorenzo. 268 x 197 cm. Mostra No. 44. 43. SALOME WITH THE HEAD OF ST. JOHN Salome. Escorial. Casita del Pricipe. 116 x 140 cm. Mostra No. 44 bis. 44. PORTRAITS A. Portrait of a Young Woman. Berlin, Kaiser Friedrich Museum. 66 x 53 cm. no. 356. B. Portrait of Maffeo Barberini. Florence, Collection of Principe Corsini. 121 x 95 cm. Mostra No. 10. C. Portrait of Paul V. Rome, formerly in the Palazzo Borghese. 203 x 119 cm. D. Portrait of Alof de Vignacourt. Paris, Louvre, no. 1124. 195 x 134 cm. Mostra No. 39. Paintings Mentioned in the Sources for Which Neither Original Canvases nor Indisputable Copies Are known 45. DIVINE LOVE 46. CROWNING WITH THORNS 47. ECCE HOMO 48. WALK TO EMMAUS 49. DENIAL OF ST. PETER 50. RESURRECTION 51. ST. FRANCIS 52. MARY MAGDALENE 53. SAINT JEROME 54A. SAINT SEBASTIAN Mistaken Attributions in the Literary Sources 54. SAINT SEBASTIAN 55. SAINT AUGUSTINE 56. JOVE, NEPTUNE AND PLUTO 57. DENTIST PART III · BIOGRAPHIES AND DOCUMENTS LIST OF DOCUMENTS INTRODUCTION 1. BIOGRAPHIES GIOVANNI BAGLIONE PIETRO BELLORI GIULIO MANCINI KAREL VAN MANDER JOACHIM VON SANDRART 2. DOCUMENTS CONCERNING CARAVAGGIO’S LIFE APPRENTICESHIP POLICE RECORDS CONCERNING CARAVAGGIO MURDER OF RANUCCIO TOMASSONI THE ORDER OF MALTA DEATH OF CARAVAGGIO 3. DOCUMENTS ON CARAVAGGIO’S WORK ST. FRANCIS THE CONTARELLI CHAPEL CERASI CHAPEL SANTA MARIA DEL POPOLO DEPOSITION OF CHRIST MADONNA DI LORETO S. AGOSTINO, CAPELLA CAVALLETTI DEATH OF THE VIRGIN MADONNA OF THE ROSARY MADONNA OF THE ROSARY and JUDITH AND HOLOFERNES INDEX PLATES APPENDIX