Monday, October 8, 2012

Some links to end with Baroque art


Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio


If you like to learn about the hidden side of History, here you have an interesting link about Caravaggio´s life. This Baroque Italian painter was a brilliant artist, but had a very controversial personality. He killed a man on a fight, spent some time in jail and earned his living as a pimp (exploiting  prostitutes). If you want to read more about him, click on the link below: 


And this link includes Velázquez´s biography and his complete works (244 paintings)




Venus at her mirror, (1647-1651)Velázquez

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