The Mysterious Caravaggio. Secrets Hidden in the Master's Paintings

Contemporaries called him a madman, a killer, and the Antichrist. Descendants saw in the artist a prophet and a true revolutionary. Who was the mysterious Caravaggio really? Art historian Costantino D'Orazio sheds light on the shadows and dark corners of the artist's creativity. His paintings - whether illustrations of sacred texts or pagan subjects - represent episodes from real life. Look at Caravaggio's masterpieces in a new way: discover the codes hidden in his paintings. Why did Caravaggio not gain an army of followers? What did contemporary critics hold against him? How were the works of the artist, whose mania has not subsided for many centuries, created? Based on letters, documents, testimonies of contemporaries, and of course, on the analysis of the great artist's canvases, the author will reveal the secrets of his life and creativity and provide keys to understanding his painting.