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The famous medusa piece, and similar stuff in this link, are mind-blowing in creativity with a bit of comedy too. After going through countless museums in Italy
by deepzn 4y ago
The famous medusa piece, and similar stuff in this link, are mind-blowing in creativity with a bit of comedy too. After going through countless museums in Italy this summer, and especially in Florence, seeing all the Madonna and baby paintings, or similar church frescoes became too boring. Like some of these are meme worthy in our modern age, to be created by someone centuries ago is astonishing.
Also, wow...he only lived till 39. Compared to many other contemporaries of his time like Bernini(?), or even before him like the (OG) Michelangelo.
- bombolo 4y ago> seeing all the Madonna and baby paintings, or similar church frescoes became too boring If it helps… at the time they were well known prostitutes.
- boppo1 4y agoAre we certain of this or is it popular speculation?
- trentgreene 4y agoI'm somewhat afraid to google for sources from a work machine, but the factoid that renaissance artists (amongst others) used prostitutes as models was circulated by lecturers in my art history classes. Could still be popular speculation.
- Tao3300 4y agoHmm. I'd only thought of "factoid" in the sense of the B definition: > a little-known bit of information; trivial but interesting data It hadn't occured to me until seeing it used here that it also suggests something resembling fact that isn't necessarily, which seems to be the original meaning.
- trentgreene 4y agoFWIW, I did google it, and in Caravaggio's case we know some of the women's names who he used as models (and their occupation did seem to line up with what's suggested by the factoid).
- bombolo 4y agohistoric certainty isn't the same as math certainty… they did find documents about this, but you need some amount of trust… unlike for theorems. Anyway I've recently read this: "Caravaggio segreto. I misteri nascosti nei suoi capolavori." Costantino D'Orazio. Which I bought at the Musei Capitolini in Roma.
- mylons 4y agoMadonna y Bambino. you’ll sound like a renaissance pro if you adopt that phrase.
- airstrike 4y agoSorry to be pedantic but "y" is Spanish. Wikipedia says the Italian name of the painting is Madonna col Bambino e angeli
- deepzn 4y agoBtw, I read through the article later, but forgot to comment again- He murdered someone?? And got exiled(no jail?). And ended up in fight, that crippled him before he died the next year? Dude was a renegade.