Caravaggio Like Never Before!!!

[Nickel]

Hi Folks Please Don't Miss This!!!

You won’t believe this extraordinary online exhibition on Caravaggio!

It is the complete works!

All paintings are zoomable!

Includes Perspectives; Archives; Games Comparative timelines; Historical-cultural context.

http://www.caravaggio.rai.it/index_en.htm

Best Regards Nickel

[rosebard]

Hi Nickel, thanks for the link. I will surely check this out.

[jo_b]

Thanks Nickel!!!!! Fantastic Link!!!

Jodi

[marshallgh]

Nickel,
Thanks so much for this link. Wish I saw this before I started Jodi's Class! I can actually see what is in the fruit basket in "Bacchus"!!

What is that small round brown thing in the middle of the fruits. (With the little black circles in its center). Its to the right of what I thought was a plum, but it looks like a small onion ? or is that a fig?

Terry

[Calvado]

What a great link.... the best link someone pointed at me in the last years !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you very much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I'm hook in doing a copy of him.... after I finish my 36x48 rubens lol !!!

[jo_b]

Terry-

What is that small round brown thing in the middle of the fruits. (With the little black circles in its center). Its to the right of what I thought was a plum, but it looks like a small onion ? or is that a fig?

LOLOL
If you are referring to what I think you are, it is a fig cut in half The images are much easier to see on this site, but they are not savable

Jodi

[artbyjune]

Thanks Nickel. Off to check it out.

I feel like a Caravaggio junkie/freak by now!! I read that the Dutch Utrecht school followed Caravaggio's innovations(I think this included Rembrandt).

I need a class on classical art history now!! Fun.

[artbyjune]

OOps posted twice.

[Nickel]

Stay tunned to this channel June just kidding, but we are a bunch of groupies around here for the classical way! That site is amazing isn't it?

Caravaggio is most known for his bold chairosuro. He has influenced many artist, including us He was one of the first to include in his paintings the normal average person. However, he did have critics, one having said that his painting lacked " proper decorum, grace, and devotion." His work is extraordinary because he did not adhere to idealistic theories of the Renaissance. Having an opportunity to view his work this way we will greatly benefit in our understanding.

Terry, I'd like to share with you some advice given me by Dave when I did a study of Vermeer's Girl With A Red Hat and that is to only paint what you see, not what it is. It takes some getting use to, but your paintings will benefit by his advice.


Calvado, wow, Rubens, you are going to post your painting, right?


Isn't it great to be able to see these paintings like this?

Have fun at that site.....Nickel

[Keya]

Thanks so much Nickel for sharing this.

I'm lucky you posted while I'm still doing my grisaille.


Now I have prints with details of the fruitbaskets and Baccus head (which I had problem to see clearly).

You can print the pictures by:

1. Copy screen with the current view of your choise. (use the print screen button on keyboard)
2. Open a wordfile and paste the screen view.
3. Crop the picture
4. Print.

No more guessing, thanks to you, Nickel.

/Keya

[river rat]

Thanks for the link Nickel. I'm curious about everybody's opinion of their project in general there. First of all you realize that these are digital reproductions of the originals and not the actual original paintings right? That's fine for internet use and reference where you must settle for reproductions. These are some of the best I've seen, but the object as I understand it is to send the printed reproductions out as a show on its own. I learned of the Caravaggio show in Chicago and thought cool. Chicago isn't too far and I've earned a short vacation. After reading a bit more it was basically this website. All reproductions, good reproductions to be sure, but still reproductions and not originals. Forget that trip. Without having actually seen them I would have to wonder just how good they could be in person. Part of the beauty of oil paint is in the transparency, translucency and physical paint qualities. I have trouble believing that any of that can really be captured by a reproduction.

Their theory is that it is harder and harder to get the owners of paintings to part with them for exhibition purposes, and I can understand that. But I'm not so sure about the theory that a reproduction is better than nothing in an exhibition setting. Outside of not seeing the real deal, wouldn't that tend to reinforce the idea that a print is as good as an original in the minds of potential buyers and collectors of art?

[jo_b]

In General,
I think it is another great ONLINE resource to viewing copies of masterpieces, just like ARC, but to think of these prints, no matter how well done they are as REAL art is an abomination! There is a huge difference to seeing the real paintings and a really good print of a painting, NO COMPARISON and I think it is an affront on both the artist and the public that views them. I have seen really well painted copies of masterpieces, that are stated clearly, that they are copies of the original, and many times if you were to put the original painting and the copy painting side by side you can still see a difference in things like brushstrokes luminosity, modeling etc. Sometimes, I am sorry to say the painted copies are done better then the original, but that is another subject. I would not pay money to see an exhibit of prints, ever.

Jodi

[Titanium]

Been to the Caravaggio exhibition in Naples.
All originals.
Most were wonderful.Didn't like the brown
period.
Hope you all get a chance to see a few in
the flesh.
Later.
Titanium

[artbyjune]

I've visited the National galleries in England and Scotland where they have classical art collections. But being into contemporary art at the time, and having zero knowledge of Venetian painting techniques, etc., I admit I never truly looked at them and fully appreciated all aspects. I do remember the colours, like shining jewels. Possibly that impressed me the most at that time.

In the spring or summer, I plan re-visit the national galleries and really have a ball!!

But the online exhibition is great for an overview of Caravaggio's subject matter, etc. I enjoyed it.

[KimberF5]

Thank you so much Nickel...it is a wonderful sight!
Hello to to all especially Jodi and my WC classmates.
Kimberley