Baroque Supernova

An interpretation of the last days of Caravaggio's life as he wandered the coast of Porto Ercole, Italy in July 1610 attempting to get back to Rome and be pardoned for the murder of Ranuccio Tommasoni in 1606. The three paintings he intended to barter for his life with the Vatican adrift on a boat that left him when he was locked up. His body breaking down from knife wounds sustained by the Knights of Malta for his betrayal of their order, feverish, and suffering from lead poisoning, he disappeared off the face of the earth. A Baroque Supernova.




Baroque Supernova
2018
Limited Edition of 3 Prints Total

Chromaluxe White Satin Aluminum
Shadow Mount Framed dimensions: 56" wide x 32" high
$1,300 (signed & numbered on reverse)
Plus Shipping & Colorado Sales Tax




Baroque Supernova​​​​​​​
Detail: Caravaggio hallucinating as his life flashes in front of him in his last moments.
Snippets of public domain imagery used in this section are from Caravaggio's Supper at Emmaus, The Taking of Christ, The Calling of Saint Matthew, and The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew.




Baroque Supernova
Detail: Caravaggio defeated, fallen in surrender.  A snippet of public domain imagery from his painting The Seven Works of Mercy. 

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