Friday lates: Caravaggio - a short life in the fast lane
Caravaggio’s reputation as an artist was for many years tainted by his criminal record, but for his contemporaries he was an influential innovator. We’ll explore his life, the events that tainted his reputation, and the development of his style.
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Caravaggio’s paintings inspired many artists during his lifetime and would go on to influence many more, from Orazio Gentileschi to Peter Paul Rubens, Gerard van Honthorst and Rembrandt. Each absorbed a different aspect of his work. His style spread across Europe and gave rise to the international movement known as ‘Caravaggism’.
This lecture follows the dramatic incidents of the artist’s life, and how his approach to his subject matter changed over his short career in Rome, Naples, Malta and Sicily.
What will we cover?
Caravaggio’s early work in Rome
His flight from Rome to Naples, and thence to Malta and Sicily
His late work in Sicily
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
Give a rough outline of Caravaggio’s career
List at least three key differences between his late and early works
Name at three artists whose style was influenced by Caravaggio.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is suitable for all levels and requires no previous experience or study of the subject.
You should be able to follow simple written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, hand-outs and health and safety information. This course takes place on Zoom. Please be familiar with or be willing to learn how to operate elements of Zoom, specifically camera, microphone and chat functions. For more on how our online learning works, please click here.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
You will be taught online with slide presentations and group discussions.
Please note: this is a live lecture course and will not be recorded for playback for reasons of copyright, digital infrastructure and data protection.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
You might wish to purchase a notebook for taking notes. You might wish to buy some of the books on any reading list provided.
Julia Musgrave got her first degree in Chemical Engineering and went on to become a Chartered Information Systems Engineer and IT project manager. In 2008 she decided that life was too short for just one career and decided to become an art historian. She now has a Graduate Diploma in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art and an MLitt in ‘Art, Style and Design: Renaissance to Modernism, c.1450 – c.1930’ from the University of Glasgow. She gained her Ph.D. at the University of York for her research into the involvement of Roger Fry, the Bloomsbury Group, and the social networks of the British art world in the development of the Contemporary Art Society from 1910 to 1939. She teaches Art History at the City Literary Institute (City Lit) and the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institute (HLSI). She is also an accredited Arts Society lecturer. Julia is a Fellow of the RSA (Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) and UK Secretary and Treasurer for Masicorp UK an NGO that provides educational resources for the township of Masiphumelele in South Africa.
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