Caravaggio

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This paper discusses how Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was known for portraying insolent boys and rough looking peasants within the masquerade of Roman gods and Christian saints. The paper describes and analyzes some of his more famous works such as "The Musicians", "Sick Bacchus" and "Boy Peeling a Fruit" and concludes that there was a feeling and sense of imminent terror in many of Caravaggio's works.

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"Boy Peeling a Fruit is oftentimes associated with genre paintings however, it is different from a genre painting in the sense that the boy in the painting seems to be more refined and in control. A characteristic of this painting, as well, would be the absence of a rustic or disheveled individual (something that is characteristic of Caravaggio's paintings). Again, these are Caravaggio's secular paintings and the fact that the boy is peeling a less desirable looking piece of fruit while they are more spectacular looking pieces of fruit laid out in front of him, it suggests that there might be a moralizing theme here, though not necessarily religious: the resisting of seductive temptations. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Hibbard, Howard. Caravaggio. Harper Collins Publishers. February 1985.
• Spike, John T. Caravaggio. Abbeville Press; Har/Cdr edition. January 15, 2007.
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• http://www.artcyclopedia.com/featuredarticle-2000-10.html

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