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There is no secret that i quite love Caravaggio. I have rediscovered him as a painter as i was reading "The Story of Art" by Ernst Gombrich. I became more and more interested in his tumultuous life and in his extraordinary modern approach in art . Besides albums and books about him, I have also watched some extraordinary documentaries talking about his innovations in the history of art. And I am not referring to his chiaroscuro, but also his still life painting.
Having seen his paintings numerous times before, in different sizes and printed on different peaces of paper, I was quite excited to come to Rome and actually experience his paintings. It has always been kind of boring and useless to read about the Churches he decorated under Pope X or Pope Y, when everything was so very far away. I knew nothing about those popes nor about those Churches. It was impossible for me to picture an Italian Catholic Church, having been brought up in an orthodox country and then moving to a protestant one. However, I gad always wanted to come here and see what exactly it was all about! I am lucky enough to have a best friend who quite likes Caravaggio as well(I don't know if we are friends and because of that we like Caravaggio or we are friends because we both like Caravaggio). However, with her by my side, I started an exiting adventure: a Caravaggio hunt in Rome. It might not sound so adventurous, but after over km of walking a day you might change your mind!
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