Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Martha & Mary

Martha & Mary Magdalene
c. 1598

Once I begin to reproduce paintings by Caravaggio in this space, as yesterday, it is not likely that I will be able to stop with only one day's worth. The body of this artist's surviving work is not large, yet when I start digging for the newest available images, there are always a couple (like the first two in this post) that strike me with complete freshness, and make a high claim to their own importance, as if the paintings truly were new to the world.

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
c. 1609

David with the Head of Goliath
c. 1600

Nativity
c. 1609

Adoration of the Shepherds
c. 1609

Madonna del Rosario
c. 1607

Madonna del Palafrenieri
c. 1606

Christ at the Column
c. 1607

The Raising of Lazarus
c. 1608

The Burial of St. Lucy
c. 1608