Edited by J. Patrice Marandel

They were known as the “Caravaggisti”—artists who imitated the 16th-century master’s earthy, realistic style or subject matter. Caravaggio’s impact on his contemporaries was immediate, but in the decades that followed his brief career, hundreds of artists drew inspiration from his innovative use of intense light and shadow, the distinctly theatrical atmosphere of his paintings, his use of religious imagery, and his preference for painting directly from life.

This companion volume to the exhibition Bodies and Shadows, Caravaggio and His Legacy at LACMA features works by Caravaggio and more than 30 other artists including Georges de la Tour, Nicolas Regnier, Bernardo Strozzi, Nicolas Tournier, Simon Vouet, and Francisco de Zurbaran. The book displays an amazing cross section of genre, portraiture, historical subjects, and religious scenes. Bringing together previously unconnected painters from Italy, Northern Europe, France, and Spain, this remarkable collection brilliantly illustrates Caravaggio’s enormous effect on the development of 17th-century European painting.

Hardbound, 176 pages, 105 illustrations
Publisher: Prestel; 1st Ed. edition (2012)
Language: English | ISBN: 379135230X