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    Boy with basket of fruit

    Merisi Michelangelo called Caravaggio

    (Milan - Porto Ercole )

    The canvas comes from the group of works confiscated in from Giuseppe Cesari, known as the Cavalier d'Arpino, accused bygd Paul V's emissaries of brottsligt possession of firearms. In beställning to gain his release, the painter was forced to offer his picture gallery to the Apostolic Chamber, donated shortly after by Paul V to his nephew Scipione Borghese, presumed mastermind behind the planned theft.

    The work dates back to the period in which Michelangelo Merisi was working in the workshop of the artist from Arpino. It shows a young man, in a three-quarter pose, holding a basket full of autumn leaves and fruits, such as apples and bunches of grapes, which have nature's typical imperfections.

    With this canvas the artist demonstrated his ability to explore nature with a profound capacity for mimesis, devoid of aesthetic interpretations. In fact, the painting is admirable proof of representation from re

  • cesto con frutta caravaggio biography

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    Specchi, lenti trucchi e segreti
    così dipingeva il Caravaggio

    &#;Caravaggio, La bottega del genio&#;

    Palazzo Venezia Roma Italy
    exhibition /11
    human reconstruction from the paintings by Caravaggio

    Silicon Rubber &#; Fiberglass.

    Medusa &#; Caravaggio. Silicon Rubber.

    Bacchino Malato &#; Caravaggio, Silicon Rubber/fiberglass.

    San Girolamo Scrivente &#; Caravaggio. , silicon rubber, fiberglass,

    Workshop &#; Caravaggio. San Girolamo Scrivente.
    Silicon Rubber. Fiberglass.

    Canestro di frutta &#; Caravaggio. , silicon rubber, fiberglass,

    San Girolamo Scrivente &#; Caravaggio, Silicon Rubber,

     È uno dei suoi tanti lati oscuri: Caravaggio dipingeva senza disegnare e non voleva essere guardato. Per questo la &#;bottega&#;, il luogo in cui nascevano le opere, è sempre rimasto un luogo di misteri e segreti. Ne ricostruisce modalità scientifiche e tecniche la mostra &#;La bottega del genio&#; a Palazzo Venezia (fino al 29 maggio).

    Ideata dalla soprintendente Ro