The Bible of Caravaggio

Images from the Old and New Testament

by Mario Dal Bello

Book cover: The Bible of Caravaggio

Extent: 96 pages

Publisher: Schnell & Steiner

Subjects: Art & Art History, Early Modern & Renaissance Studies

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(February 2015)

ISBN: 9783795423704

8.31 x 8.31 inches

Price: $18.00

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Is there a Bible “according to Caravaggio”? Indeed, when the entire oeuvre of the artist is taken into consideration, one discovers a worldly, profoundly human meaning of the Holy Scripture in general and of the Gospel in particular.

Mario Dal Bello, art critic and film reviewer, editor for art and theatre at the magazine “Citta nuova”. Selection of publications: Primissimo piano, interviste ad attori attrici e registi, Ente dello Spettacolo, 2006; Caravaggio, Percorsi di arte e cinema, Effata editrice, 2007; La prova, nove film a confronto, Effata, 2008; Inquieti. I giovani nel cinema italiano del duemila, Effata, 2009; Ritratti d’autore. Figure della pittura europea da Duccio a Rothko, Citta Nuova, 2009.

  • By (author) Mario Dal Bello