Tag Caravaggio

Artemisia – the art of self-defence

Artemisia Gentileschi at The National Gallery, London. Last week I went to the new exhibition at London’s National Gallery. It is the first major exhibition in Britain of the magnificent Baroque paintings by the Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 –…

Happy Easter everyone!

The Incredulity of Saint Thomas (1601-2) by Caravaggio (1571 – 1610) In this series of Easter themed paintings, I’ve chosen for today this vividly physical painting by Caravaggio where I feel the artist is pointing at my own faults of trying…

Me and the Raising of Lazarus

The Raising of Lazarus by Guercino The Raising of Lazarus by Rembrandt Well, let’s not go over the top but I am feeling a lot better today after my bout of ‘flu which followed immediately after I was told that…