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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
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figures are graceful
studios were located
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monuments of the city’s
outlines of buildings
constant companions
huge cycle of murals
especially outstanding
beautiful and majestic
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aspiring artist
years of reaction
master worked
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distinguished by its mannerism
supposedly saved
natural principle
picture telling
uniquely individual
tense in mood
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easel paintings
creative response
joyful beauty
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most picturesque places
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surpass in this respect
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inhuman tension.
variety of color
technique of oil painting
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naming the artistic
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