"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

12 March 2011

Technique.

Caravaggio, The Calling of St. Matthew, 1600


The painting is one of three Caravaggio masterpieces that have been put on show in the Contarelli Chapel of the Church of S. Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, Italy. The show running from 10 March to 15 October 2011, was organized and promoted by the Superintendence for the State Museums of Rome and presents the results of new diagnostic testing performed on the paintings to acquire more knowledge of Caravaggio's painting technique.

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