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Chasing the light with Caravaggio
Explore the chaotic life, shocking street realism, and revolutionary shadow-play of Caravaggio, the brilliant bad boy of the Baroque era.
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by sonia · Sep 18, 2026
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Chapter 1
Out of the shadows and into the Roman spotlight
1From Milan to Rome
2The magic of chiaroscuro and tenebrism
3The breakthrough at the Contarelli Chapel
4The secret cellar studio
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Chapter 2
Divine saints with dirty feet
1Models from the Roman streets
2The scandal of dirty feet
3The rejected masterpieces
4The mirror as a camera
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Chapter 3
Art, anger, and the fatal duel
1A temper on the edge
2The fatal tennis court duel
3Under sentence of death
4Heads on a silver platter
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Chapter 4
On the run in Naples, Malta, and Sicily
1Sanctuary in Naples
2Knighthood and disgrace in Malta
3The dramatic prison break
4The giant canvas of Malta
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Chapter 5
The final journey and a lasting legacy
1The mysterious beach death
2The Caravaggisti movement
3Artemisia's dramatic shadow
4Lost and found
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