| Event Name: | Andrew Graham-Dixon |
| Description: | Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio lived the darkest and most dangerous life of any of the great painters. In his gripping new biography Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane , Andrew Graham-Dixon has spent a decade piecing together the scraps of evidence left of Caravaggio’s life and answers questions that have long puzzled scholars. He reveals the identities of the ordinary people – often prostitutes and the very poor – that Caravaggio used as models for his depictions of classic religious scenes; he describes what really happened during that fateful duel; and gives a convincing account of the extraordinary circumstances of Caravaggio’s death. At the heart of the book are Andrew Graham-Dixon’s readings of Caravaggio’s pictures; he shows how he created their drama, immediacy and humanity, and how completely he departed from the conventions of his time. |
| Type of Event: | Literary Events - Book Launch - Readings |
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| Event Location: | Daunt Books Marylebone |
| Event City: | London |
| Type of Venue: | Library - Book Shop |
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| Event Start Date | 29-Jul-10 |