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Caravaggio – “an excellent rival of nature”
At the turn of the XVI – XVII centuries in Italy, famous for great painters, poets, scientists and humanists, a very peculiar artist appeared. His paintings caused a genuine sensation. Noble signorers and common people, artists and art lovers, clergymen and numerous multilingual wanderers, who filled the Eternal City during the great holidays, were eager to see them. Connoisseurs of art of that time praised the masters and talked about creations that were truly extraordinary and unique in their own way. They simultaneously cursed him as a person. Continue reading
products painted
figures are graceful
makes several
thus emphasizing
uniquely individual
aspiring artist
huge cycle of murals
picture telling
drew themes from these albums
ambassador to Greece
most popular
variety of color
distinguished by its mannerism
masters saw in reality
outlines of buildings
introduction of an orange-red
linear perspective
hands he held
naming the artistic
inhuman tension.
could not recover
tense in mood
remarkable monument
technique of oil painting
constant companions
supposedly saved
beautiful and majestic
master worked
joyful beauty
surpass in this respect
easel paintings
especially outstanding
henceforth become
monuments of the city’s
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most picturesque places
creative response
where every wave
statue was created
natural principle
social activity gradually
years of reaction
painters from England
studios were located
direct observations