CARAVAGGIO
Scope|Overview
Sources|Circulating Books|Periodicals,
Journals, & Trade Publications|Web
Sites
Scope: Caravaggio was an Italian painter of the 17th century who introduced sculpture as a vehicle for personal expression. His subjects were French heroes and his theme was the spiritual dignity of man. His most famous works are The Thinker, The Kiss. Age of Bronze.
There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.
OVERVIEW SOURCES
REF N 31.D 5 1996 The Dictionary of Art
REF N 5300.I45 1984 The Illustrated Dictionary of Art & Artists
Some representative books from the circulating collection located upstairs in the library are:
CIRCULATING BOOKS
Bal, Mieke. Quoting Caravaggio:
Contemporary Art, Preposterous History. Chicago,
Illinois: University of Chicago Press, 1999.
Bersani, Leo. Caravaggio’s
Secrets. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1998.
PERIODICALS, JOURNALS, & TRADE PUBLICATIONS
Open Access Journals in
Arts & Architecture
Open Access Journals in
History of Arts
Open Access Journals in
Visual Arts
WEB
SITES
Art History Network
http://www.arthistory.net/
Art History
Resources on the Web
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
Extensive compilation of
art resources from Professor Witcombe of the Art
Department at Sweet Briar College, Virginia.
Updated
08/24/2007
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