Caravaggio

Sybille Ebert-Schifferer

Around 1600 in Rome, the young Caravaggio (1571-1610) caused a stir with a new kind of painting. Outrageous psychological authenticity, bold naturalism and witty ideas let his pictures stand out and soon polarized his contemporaries. His art brought Caravaggio wealth and fame, but his lifestyle increasingly got him in trouble with the law. Sybille Ebert-Schifferer presents a lively, multi-faceted picture of the life and works of the artist.