Utrecht, Caravaggio and Europe
Explore the World of the Caravaggisti!
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Follow in the tracks of the Caravaggisti
"For Rome, more than other places, is the city that is often the goal of the painter's journey, being the head of the schools of painting."
Karel van Mander, Het schilder-boeck, 1604
A virtual tour of the exhibition
Alte Pinakothek, Bavarian State Painting Collections
Into the night
Lust and vice, fraud and debt: the Roman nightlife around 1600 was packed with sins and sinners - and the Caravaggisti didn't gloss over anything
Out of the dark and into the light
The play of light and shadow in the works of Caravaggio and the Caravaggisti
Art brought to life
A contemporary perspective
Young international artists from the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich took a current look at the style and themes of the exhibited paintings. They dealt with the stylistic features of Caravaggism in front of the originals.
Listening to pictures
Young international composers create new soundtracks for each artwork in the exhibition
Behind the scenes: the making of the compositions
Honthorst in 60 seconds
Curator Dr. Bernd Ebert on Gerard van Honthorst's "Debauched Student"
Behind the scenes: in the restorer's workshop
Restorers from Munich and Utrecht show their work
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