Caravaggio

by Stefano Zuffi

The Rizzoli Quadrifolio art series combines the most popular artists with authoritative text and a fresh, unique format destined to appeal to children and adults alike. Featuring sixteen pages that open up to four times the original size, this series allows the reader to delve into details of individual paintings or see a horizontal development in a fresco. With stunning color reproductions, expert commentary, and a revolutionary format, the Rizzoli Quadrifolios is a pioneering art series.

Following the success of Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel and Vincent Van Gogh are two new books on artists whose work continues to inspire: Klimt and Carvaggio. Gustav Klimt's work remains widely popular today, admired for the sensual portraits of women and the signature use of gold. Gustav Klimt includes thirty-one of the Viennese artist's works, from his famous The Kiss to the vast Beethoven Frieze. Carvaggio has enjoyed renewed popularity, inspired by recent biographies investigating his fascinating life and work. He is "more fashionable today than any time since the early seventeenth-century" (New Republic, January 17, 2000). Carvaggio highlights twenty-eight paintings by the tormented Baroque master, including Judith Beheading Holofernes and the Calling of Saint Matthew.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Art History

96 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2001

About the author

Stefano Zuffi (Milano, 24 maggio 1961) è uno storico dell'arte italiano.

Laureato alla Statale di Milano, è autore di numerosi volumi di divulgazione culturale, legati alla storia dell'arte soprattutto rinascimentale e barocca. Consulente editoriale per la casa editrice Electa, è stato responsabile di alcune collane di successo al grande pubblico, come gli Artbook e, dal 2002, I dizionari dell'arte.

Tra le sue pubblicazioni, una monografia su Dürer, Il Grande Atlante della Pittura (Electa) e il saggio Rinascimento (Mondadori): tradotte in più lingue, hanno raggiunto una tiratura di oltre un milione e mezzo di copie vendute in tutto il mondo.

Ha partecipato alla trasmissione Riguardiamoli condotta da Salvatore Maria Fares su RETEDUE della Radio Svizzera Italiana, curando una rubrica dedicata all' arte e alle mostre.

Ricopre l'incarico di responsabile culturale dell'Associazione Amici di Brera ed è presidente dell'Associazione Amici del Poldi Pezzoli.

È inoltre curatore della Pinacoteca Podesti di Ancona.

Reviews

[Александра · Rating 4 out of 5]

,,Варалице", ,,Бах", ,,Амор победник", ,,Ecce Homo" и ,,Свети Јероним пише" су моји фаворити, с нагласком на ,,Ecce Homo". ✨

Човек који је био препун мрака, али и јарке светлости, баш као и његова дела.

[Boni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Basically he had anger issues but his work is very good

[Bella McCord · Rating 3 out of 5]

First, I want to preface that my edition was translated by Leslie A. Ray; this was just the first edition of the book I found. Although the biographical information and analyses of individual works is accurate and insightful, the author is fairly opinionated in his comments (his bias is especially noticeable in his descriptions of the artist‘s female models). Otherwise, I appreciate the separation of the content in short chapters divided by biography, works, and chronology, as well as the inclusion of many quotes describing Caravaggio from his contemporaries.

[Estella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Goes over Caravaggio’s life and style and has a collection of his paintings, with annotations

[Layne-Grace A · Rating 5 out of 5]

duh

[Andrei Yurashevich · Rating 5 out of 5]

a criminal who happens to paint.

[Andrew Dallas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great fold out detail, less than 1000 words and a mistake with the dates. Great reproductions.

[Robert Richmond]

I enjoyed the pictures but did not bother with text