Erato's Beyond Caravaggio, presented in connection with the exhibition at the National Gallery in London, purports to show parallels between the innovative and highly expressive paintings of the Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio and the development of Baroque music by his contemporary, Claudio Monteverdi. Caravaggio's vivid religious paintings and naturalistic use of light and shade ( chiaroscuro ) would appear to have had some influence on Monteverdi's powerful and dramatic music, particularly in his Vespro ...
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Erato's Beyond Caravaggio, presented in connection with the exhibition at the National Gallery in London, purports to show parallels between the innovative and highly expressive paintings of the Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio and the development of Baroque music by his contemporary, Claudio Monteverdi. Caravaggio's vivid religious paintings and naturalistic use of light and shade ( chiaroscuro ) would appear to have had some influence on Monteverdi's powerful and dramatic music, particularly in his Vespro della Beata Vergine, which he published in 1610, the same year Caravaggio died. Whether there's a solid linkage or not, the appearance of Caravaggio and Monteverdi at the beginning of the Baroque era was significant for both painting and music, and the emotional content of their work shows a decisive break from the mannerism of the Renaissance. For this album by William Christie and his ensemble, Les Arts Florissants, a number of Caravaggio's paintings have been included in the...
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