From the Publisher
Racy, intensely imagined, and highly readable . . . Prose brings to Caravaggio a fresh and unflinching eye.” — New York Times Book Review
“Combines astute examination of his work with just a plain good yarn about a street tough who painted transcendent pictures.” — Entertainment Weekly
“Elegant . . . [Prose] fills out the intrigue of Caravaggio’s own life and writes terrifically about the paintings.” — Hartford Courant
“Tautly written and insightful.” — Seattle Times
“In this engaging and informative short biography . . . Prose vividly brings [Caravaggio’s] paintings to life.” — Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Matching gorgeous prose to gorgeous artworks, Prose responds to each image as a moment of theatrical revelation, sensual or spiritual.” — Boston Sunday Globe
“Everything a casual reader needs to know about flamboyant Baroque artist Caravaggio... Makes you want to go to the museum.” — U.S. News & World Report
“Prose’s concentrated interpretation... clearly and descriptively explicates the pioneering painter’s unique perception of the miraculous in everyday life.” — Booklist
“Fine biographyand a study of why revolutionary art can be reviled in its own time and revered in another.” — Kirkus Reviews
New York Times Book Review
Racy, intensely imagined, and highly readable . . . Prose brings to Caravaggio a fresh and unflinching eye.
Entertainment Weekly
Combines astute examination of his work with just a plain good yarn about a street tough who painted transcendent pictures.
Booklist
Prose’s concentrated interpretation... clearly and descriptively explicates the pioneering painter’s unique perception of the miraculous in everyday life.
Boston Sunday Globe
Matching gorgeous prose to gorgeous artworks, Prose responds to each image as a moment of theatrical revelation, sensual or spiritual.
Los Angeles Times Book Review
In this engaging and informative short biography . . . Prose vividly brings [Caravaggio’s] paintings to life.
U.S. News & World Report
Everything a casual reader needs to know about flamboyant Baroque artist Caravaggio... Makes you want to go to the museum.
Seattle Times
Tautly written and insightful.
Hartford Courant
Elegant . . . [Prose] fills out the intrigue of Caravaggio’s own life and writes terrifically about the paintings.
Booklist
Prose’s concentrated interpretation... clearly and descriptively explicates the pioneering painter’s unique perception of the miraculous in everyday life.
Los Angeles Times Book Review
In this engaging and informative short biography . . . Prose vividly brings [Caravaggio’s] paintings to life.