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January 18, 2008
Fine Art Friday - The Letter C
Which, of course, will stand for my beloved Caravaggio!
I first learned to love him looking at this painting over at the Kimbell Museum in Fort Worth. It was this secular image that drew me in:
Then, during a Lenten series held at our parish, an art professor brought slides of many of Caravaggio's paintings and did a talk on him and his vision as expressed in his art. I was simply in love. So, here are a few of my beloveds. I am not including my favorite, The Calling of Saint Matthew because I have run it several times before.
Note: that last is a true favorite, because our homeschool was called Saint Jerome Academy. A copy of this was posted on our bulletin board.
Posted by MamaT at January 18, 2008 8:36 AM
Comments
Makes me wonder where that Thomas Kinkade dude found the nerve to call himself the "painter of light."
As if...
Posted by: Ellyn at January 18, 2008 12:59 PM
Caravaggio is wonderful. In the St. Jerome, observe the two skulls (Jerome's and the empty one) with the Cross (made by the thumb and pencil) in between them. It's a little symbolic Crucifixion, a small Golgotha in what appears to be just an ordinary painting of an old man reading. Splendid!
Posted by: Elinor at January 22, 2008 1:08 PM
Thank you for posting Fine Art Friday. I think I will be joining you in hosting a Fine Art Friday on my blog too. You have a lovely blog!
God Bless, Kathy
Posted by: Kathleen Miller at January 24, 2008 11:40 AM