‘Miseria e splendore della Carne’ Ravenna – Museo d’Arte della città di Ravenna (MAR) 12th February – 17th June 2012 As the full title for this exhibition – ‘Miseria e splendore della Carne – Caravaggio, Courbet, Giacometti, Bacon… Testori e la grande pittura europea’ – suggests, the theme here is the interests and passions of [...]
Exhibition – Rome in Caravaggio’s time
‘Roma al tempo di Caravaggio’ Rome, Palazzo Venezia 16th November 2011 – 6th February 2012 The start of the 17th century saw Rome as the vibrant heart of an explosive period in European art, largely due to the new style of Caravaggio and the rapidly spreading influence his genius had. This exhibition shines a light [...]
Rome – ‘Vanitas’ exhibition, Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
‘Vanitas. Lotto, Caravaggio, Guercino nella Collezione Doria Pamphilj’ Rome, Palazzo Doria Pamphilj 21st May – 25th September 2011 To quote from the official site: The collection of paintings, busts, and antique clocks made by great artists exhibited here speak to the various aspects of one single certainty: the fleeting nature of earthly things. Caravaggio, Lorenzo [...]
Rome, Caravaggio exhibition at Contarelli Chapel
‘Caravaggio. La Cappella Contarelli’ Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia, 118 Via del Plebiscito, Rome March 10th to October 15th 2011 Further celebrations to mark the 4th centenary of the death of Caravaggio. This exhibition is centred on the three paintings on the theme of Saint Matthew the Evangelist housed in the Contarelli Chapel of [...]
Caravaggio exhibition, Rome – Una Vita Dal Vero
‘Caravaggio a Roma. Una vita dal vero.’ Archivio di Stato di Roma, 40 Corso Rinascimento, Rome 11th February – 15th May 2011 Open 7 days a week, 09.00 – 18.30, last entrance 17.45 A clumsy translation for the title of this exhibition would be ‘Caravaggio – his real life in Rome’ … the exhibition, 400 [...]
Milan exhibition, ‘The Eyes Of Caravaggio’, 2011
‘Gli occhi di Caravaggio’ Milan, Diocesan Museum, 95 Corso di Porta Ticinese March 11th – July 3rd 2011, Tuesday to Sunday, 10.00 – 18.00 ‘The Eyes Of Caravaggio’ features a collection of more than 50 paintings presented as formative influences on the young Caravaggio. These are all works that Caravaggio, aged between 14 and 20, [...]
Caravaggio, new exhibition at Rome – ‘La bottega del genio’
‘Caravaggio – La bottega del genio’ Palazzo Venezia, Rome (119 Via del Plebiscito) 22nd December 2010- 29th May 2011, 10.00 – 19.00, Tuesday to Sunday Another major Caravaggio exhibition in Rome, albeit this time an unusual one. The exhibition recreates the studio that Caravaggio worked in in an attempt to evoke, quite literally, the atmosphere [...]
Caravaggio – the whole shooting match
‘Caravaggio, Una mostra impossibile’ Milan, Palazzo della Ragione 10th November 2010 – 13th February 2011 Tuesday to Sunday 9.30 – 19.30, Thursday 9.30 – 22.30, Monday 14.30 – 19.30 Ticket office closes one hour before exhibition does. Another Public Service Announcement this (as we’re not selling tickets), but this is likely to be a show [...]
Florence – Caravaggio exhibition(s) extended into 2011
Well, we could show you the fax from the Florence office of State Museums, but that’s about it …. nowhere online (not even on the official site) is there a mention of the fact that the Caravaggio-themed exhibitions currently running in Florence, initially due to finish in October 2010, have been extended to run until [...]

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