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W. W. Norton
September 2011
On Sale: September 12, 2011
Featuring: Caravaggio
544 pages
ISBN: 0393081494
EAN: 9780393081497
Kindle: B005M5N1TU
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Biography
For four hundred years Caravaggio's (1571-1610) staggering
artistic achievements have thrilled viewers, yet his
volatile personal trajectory-the murder of Ranuccio
Tomasini, the doubt surrounding Caravaggio's sexuality, the
chain of events that began with his imprisonment on Malta
and ended with his premature death-has long confounded
historians. In a bravura performance, Andrew Graham-Dixon delves into
the original Italian sources, presenting fresh details about
Caravaggio's sex life, his many crimes and public brawls,
and the most convincing account yet published of the
painter's tragic death at the age of thirty-eight. With illuminating readings of Caravaggio's infamous
religious paintings, which often depict prostitutes and poor
people, Graham-Dixon immerses readers in the world of Italy
at the height of the Counter-Reformation and creates a
masterful profile of the mercurial painter's life and work.
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