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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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tense in mood
constant companions
monuments of the city’s
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naming the artistic
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natural principle
beautiful and majestic
uniquely individual
picture telling
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easel paintings
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thus emphasizing
huge cycle of murals
studios were located
surpass in this respect
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most popular
remarkable monument
masters saw in reality
variety of color
ambassador to Greece
figures are graceful
linear perspective
especially outstanding
years of reaction
master worked
most picturesque places
inhuman tension.
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creative response
henceforth become
painters from England
joyful beauty
outlines of buildings
technique of oil painting
direct observations
aspiring artist
distinguished by its mannerism
hands he held