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Saint John the Baptist
Caravaggio1602
Musei Capitolini
Rome, Italy
Painted around 1602 for the Mattei family, the work seems revolutionary for two reasons. First, the saint is represented in a new pose (altough it was inspired by Michelangelo's Ignudi on the Sistine Chapel). Second, the use of chiaroscuro (light and dark effects) makes the figure powerfully emerge from an indistinct background
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Details
- Title: Saint John the Baptist
- Creator Lifespan: 1571/1610
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Porto Ercole
- Creator Birth Place: Milan
- Date: 1602
- painter: Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi)
- Titolo originale: San Giovanni Battista
- Physical Dimensions: w950 x h1290 cm
- Type: Painting
- Rights: Sovrintendenza Capitolina
- External Link: http://en.museicapitolini.org/collezioni/percorsi_per_sale/pinacoteca_capitolina/sala_di_santa_petronilla_la_grande_pittura_del_seicento_a_roma/san_giovanni_battista
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