Caravaggio in Cowtown

December 4, 2011

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Fort Worth has a rare opportunity to view the second largest display of Caravaggio’s paintings in North America—and only the third ever Caravaggio exhibit to be held in the United States—with Caravaggio and His Followers in Rome currently at The Kimbell Art Museum.

Caravaggio was a highly influential painter, blatantly ignoring the conventions of his time.  The resulting work produced radically natural paintings dramatized by Caravaggio’s use of intense shadows.  It is this style that was highly reproduced by his artistic peers of the 16^th century and resulted in the emergence of The Baroque Period. Normally, one would have to travel far and wide (read: Europe) to get a glimpse at all of the paintings in this exhibit, but The Kimbell has made it possible for us to view Caravaggio’s timeless work right here in Fort Worth.

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as this exhibit is only showing in two locations: The Kimbell and Canada! Plus, a $14 museum ticket beats the cost of studying abroad any day.

 

Caravaggio in Cowtown

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tcu,

Fort Worth has a rare opportunity to view the second largest display of Caravaggio’s paintings in North America—and only the third ever Caravaggio exhibit to be held in the United States—with Caravaggio and His Followers in Rome currently at The Kimbell Art Museum.

Caravaggio was a highly influential painter, blatantly ignoring the conventions of his time.  The resulting work produced radically natural paintings dramatized by Caravaggio’s use of intense shadows.  It is this style that was highly reproduced by his artistic peers of the 16^th century and resulted in the emergence of The Baroque Period. Normally, one would have to travel far and wide (read: Europe) to get a glimpse at all of the paintings in this exhibit, but The Kimbell has made it possible for us to view Caravaggio’s timeless work right here in Fort Worth.

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as this exhibit is only showing in two locations: The Kimbell and Canada! Plus, a $14 museum ticket beats the cost of studying abroad any day.