Wednesday, 23 December 2015 08:02

Caravaggio Diptych

These are two different paintings of Caravaggio, that I decided to combine. The first one is called Sich Bacchus (and many scholars believe that is a self prortrait of the artist). The second one is a detail of Mary Magdalene crying in the painting The death of the Virgin. My only change is that the boy at the left doesn't carry flowers but guns and explosives giving another meaning to the weeping of the young girl next to him.

Additional Info

  • Medium: oil on paper
  • Size: 50 x 70 cm (x 2)
  • Date: 2005
  • Availability: Available

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