PINK NARCISSUS
The 'narcissus' here has a double meaning: as a visual element, in the form of the daffodil and jonquil florals; and as a compositional ...
Caravaggio's Narcissus makes splash in Havana
Caravaggio's Narcissus has gone on view in Cuba for the first time, exposing the island's art lovers to the lush, naturalistic work of an old master who also was a revolutionary in his day.
Narcissus, painted from 1597 to 1599, shows the handsome youth bent over a pool, eyes locked on his own reflection.
A dozen other paintings by Caravaggio's followers are also in the exhibit at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, which runs until November 27.
Caravaggio "couldn't have a better surrounding than this," said Rosella Vodret, the head if the Polo Museale of the city of Rome, which is presenting the exhibition in Havana as part of a cultural initiative.
Vodret highlighted Caravaggio's place in the history of art as a revolutionary painter who helped usher in the Baroque.
Born Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in 1571, he transformed painting with the use of dramatic lighting to illuminate naturalistic scenes peopled with ordinary men and women.
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