Caravaggio

BroOd

Austin10831 Posts

May 27 2007 10:52 GMT

This is to save space in the thread here.

Various paintings by my favorite painter, the consummate master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.

The Crucifixion of Saint Peter (1601)

Judith Beheading Holofernes (1599)

Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (1608)

David and Goliath (c.1599)

The Cardsharps (1594)

Conversion on the Way to Damascus (1601)

The Incredulity of Saint Thomas (c.1602)

David With the Head of Goliath (c.1607)

These are just a few of his many great works. You can see more of them here.

geometryb

United States1249 Posts

May 27 2007 11:28 GMT

say something interesting about each piece that you like

. i'm interested in what you have to say.

BroOd

Austin10831 Posts

May 27 2007 16:30 GMT

I think any reaction I could verbalize on these would just be a visceral reaction. I don't have a strong background in art, so my opinions would probably be garrulous and uninformed, not to mention largely devoid of any meaningful insight. If you want though, maybe I'll add a spoiler to each with why I picked each piece.

geometryb

United States1249 Posts

May 28 2007 03:09 GMT

i don't think anyone should need a background in art to discuss it. just what does it mean to you? why do you like caravaggio more than other artists? i don't think you like him just because of his skill because there are probably many artists that can portray people just as well as he can, right? so what do you take away from seeing a painting by caravaggio that you don't from other artists?

edit: sorry for these obnoxious questions. but whenever i go to a museum, i'm like "okay...so what?" i'm just curious as to why people enjoy art/what it means to them/how people discuss it.

Cpt Obvious

Germany3073 Posts

May 29 2007 01:34 GMT

Freud would have something to say about you liking this kind of, say, cruel pictures :/

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