Episode 280 - Caravaggio's "Burial of St. Lucy"
Rebuilding The Renaissance - En podcast af Rocky Ruggiero - Onsdage
After his daring escape from the island of Malta, Caravaggio went to Siracusa, Siscily. There he painted one of his most haunting works – the “Burial of St. Lucy.” An oppressive yellowish light illuminates the macabre burial of the early Christian martyr whose head almost looks detached from its body.
