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CARAVAGGIO & REMBRANDT
Compare and Contrast
Noted art historian WILLIAM KLOSS has led tours for the Smithsonian Institution, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Naples Museum of Art. He is an author, was a member of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House and has presented five courses on DVD for The Great Courses, including Dutch Masters: The Age of Rembrandt. These illustrated lectures explore two of the greatest painters of the last 500 years.
Wednesday, February 27: Caravaggio, Radical Realist
Vigorous physical realism and radical, spiritually expressive contrasts of light and dark characterize many of Caravaggio’s paintings – and were at odds with the conservative mindset and taste of Rome at the outset of 17th century. By the sheer force of his genius and intransigent personality he significantly changed that paradigm in his short life.