The paintings of Renaissance painter are brought to life in this videoed performance of tableaux vivants: acting, sculpture and painting together. For me, this is a giant confirmation of Andrew Graham-Dixon’s comments in his lecture (in Edinburgh 2018) that Caravaggio was so immersed in sculpture, that he painted lifelike depictions of real bodies in realContinue reading “Caravaggio brought to life”
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Cartoon view of Medieval Art
Roz Chast takes us through her favourite type of art at the Met – Medieval paintings. She has a distinctive eye and commentary. Roz brings her humour to the pictures and a strong sense of where the artist is not quite sure if they’re good enough to draw certain parts of the picture –Continue reading “Cartoon view of Medieval Art”
