Curator Talk: The Journey of Caravaggio’s 'Taking of Christ'

Name: Curator Talk: The Journey of Caravaggio’s 'Taking of Christ'
Start: 2024-07-05T13:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-07-05T14:00:00+01:00
Location: Ulster Museum, Belfast

Schedule

Fri Jul 05 2024 at 01:00 pm to 02:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Ulster Museum, Belfast | Belfast, NI

Discover Caravaggio’s 'The Taking of Christ’ (1602) on Friday 5th July, with expert curator Dr Aoife Brady at the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.
Learn about the interesting background of Caravaggio's ‘The Taking of Christ’ in this free talk.
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) is one of the most outstanding artists in the history of painting. He derives his name from the village of Caravaggio, near Milan, in northern Italy, where he spent his childhood. Around 1592, he arrived in Rome, at that time the artistic centre of the world. Caravaggio’s work was strikingly original, using dramatic effects of light to create paintings of profound visual and emotional impact. His models were often people he encountered in the streets of Rome, and he painted them with a directness and naturalism that made them appear to embody the true-life experiences of ordinary people.
What to know:
-This talk will take place in Ulster Museum Lecture Theatre on Friday 5th July at 13:00
-Free to attend, however please book your space in advance through the ticket link.