"Truth from the Dark"
Description:
From the biographical data of this “fantastic and cruel” man it would be possible to compose a criminal novel.
Having not visited any academy, he will learn to own a brush and paints, and did not do the same as a lackey or assistant to the service of Cavalier d; Arpino in Rome, a noble gentleman who was in close relations with the circle of artists Caracci.
Caravaggio’s life is a riot, he spends time with wild drinking companions in taverns, argues, swears, is always ready to stab anyone who does not share his beliefs with his sword. He did that once. Now Rome is lost to him.
He wanders from village to village until he reaches Naples.
It is with this creative and life period of Caravaggio that I invite you to get acquainted through one of the 3 paintings in Naples - "Seven acts of mercy". Get acquainted not just with the work of Caravaggio, but to decipher the “truth” that emerges from the darkness of the canvas. It is the truth that emerges in every illuminated corner of Caravaggio’s paintings, the truth of poverty, hunger and death. From the depths of the people began a movement against the promiscuity of the Church, which gradually began to transform.
During this walk we will get acquainted not only with the masterpiece of Caravaggio, but also with the ancient center of Naples, where it is so easy to find figures for the plots of his paintings in the middle of hissing, crowded with simple artisans streets. In this part of the city intertwined millennia of history, cultures, traditions and customs from different parts of the world.
It is here that you will feel the naturalism that this great artist has enriched us with.
Excursion programme
- acquaintance with the painting of Caravaggio in Monte Pio Misericordia
- Antique streets of Tribunali and Spakcanapoli
- street of St. Gregory of Armenia
- square