Caravaggio's Rome: 1600-1630, Works & Essays, 2 Vols., 2012, Near Fine softcover w/slipcase.

Vodret, Rossella [ed.] Milan: Skira Editore S.p.A., 2012. 

English, Near Fine, HC, 4to, 11" x 9 1/2", 408 pp. & 447 pp. 

ISBN: 9788857213873

Soft cover in pictorial gatefold wraps. Some shelf wear and light edgewear to both books, and minor crease to Works Vol. spine. Very Good pictorial slipcase, minor shelf wear and tears to top corners of the opening. (Works) 408 pp. & (Essays) 447 pp. Includes full-color and black-and-white images of Caravaggio's paintings and paintings of various other artists in Rome. In the Essays volume, there is an in-depth analysis of Italian Baroque painter, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's influence in Rome from 1600 to 1630, with leading scholars in the field discussing controversial topics surrounding his artwork, the state Rome was in socially and politically before and after his arrival, the lasting impact he had on Italian painting, his signature chiaroscuro technique, and much more. The Works volume focuses on the other amazing artists that worked in Rome during that period and "...for the first time ever reconstructs the cultural connective tissue of the Eternal City where the great Lombard genius lived and worked."  Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at Palazzo Venezia from November 16, 2011 to March 18, 2012.