Caravaggio
The Denial of St. Peter
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Wadsworth Atheneum shows five works by Caravaggio ‘Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy’: exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art traces Caravaggio’s tremendous influence on seventeenth–century European art. March 6 – June 16, 2013.]]>
Source: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
“Burst of Light” brings together five works by Caravaggio: the Wadsworth’s “Ecstasy of St. Francis”,”Martha and Mary Magdalen” from the Detroit Institute of Arts, “Salome Receives the Head of St. John theBaptist” from the National Gallery in London, “The Denial of St. Peter” from the Metropolitan Museum of Art(through April 29), and “Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness” from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Caravaggio developed a highly distinctive style during his short but influential career, including the use ofdramatic lighting, realistic detail, emotionally compelling compositions, and religious themes. Many artiststhroughout Europe integrated aspects of Caravaggio’s style into their own work, a school of artists whoare known as “Caravaggisti.” “Burst of Light” features 30 works by French, Flemish, Italian, and Spanishpainters who were influenced by Caravaggio.
The exhibition was co-organized by the Wadsworth Atheneum, the Musée Fabre, Montpellier, the Muséedes Augustins, Toulouse, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art under the auspices of FRAME,(French Regional American Museum Exchange) a consortium of 26 museums in France and NorthAmerica that promotes cultural exchange in the context of museum collaborations. Elements of theexhibition opened simultaneously at the two French museums in June 2012, and a version of thecombined exhibitions was on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from November 11, 2012 –February 10, 2013, before making its final stop at the Wadsworth Atheneum.
“We are thrilled to present five original Caravaggio paintings at the museum, providing a rare opportunityfor our visitors to experience these masterpieces collectively and in the context of Caravaggio’sfollowers,” said Susan L. Talbott, Director and CEO, Wadsworth Atheneum.
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