Group show
Caravaggio and the Caravaggisti in Florence
from 1 Jan 2010 at Palazzo Pitti
· Florence
This 2010 exhibition brought together works by Caravaggio and the painters inspired by his revolutionary style — the so-called Caravaggisti — as seen through the lens of Florence's rich artistic heritage. The accompanying catalog remains an important scholarly reference on the spread of Caravaggesque naturalism in Tuscany and beyond.
About the artist
Caravaggio
1571–1610 · Baroque
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, known mononymously as Caravaggio, was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the final four years of his life, he moved between Naples, Malta, and Sicily. His paintings have been characterized by art critics as combining a…
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Palazzo Pitti
· Florence
The Palazzo Pitti, in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast, mainly Renaissance, palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio. The core of the present palazzo dates from 1458 and was originally the town…