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The Last Caravaggio

Author: Francesca Whitlum-Cooper  

The Last Caravaggio
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A focus on Caravaggio’s last work, The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula, telling the story of an empowered female saint

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A focus on Caravaggio’s last work, The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula, telling the story of an empowered female saint

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A focus on Caravaggio's last work, The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula, telling the story of an empowered female saint

In early May 1610, Caravaggio finished painting The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula. Two months later, he was dead, having been disfigured in a brawl and become ill while trying to return from exile to Rome.

Caravaggio is one of the most famous and instantly recognisable artists in the world. His paintings open a vivid and startlingly modern window onto the seventeenth century, while his own turbulent life story, characterised by violence, murder, exile, and untimely death, remains a source of fascination. Few paintings are better placed to tell this story than The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula. Here, violence takes place at uncomfortably close quarters as Caravaggio, whose own self portrait is included, looks on helplessly.

Published by National Gallery Global/Distributed by Yale University Press

Exhibition Schedule:

National Gallery, London

(April 18–July 14, 2024). It is not a travelling exhibition; however, the National Gallery is borrowing the painting from the Gallerie d'Italia in Naples.

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Critic Reviews

“Whitlum-Cooper’s study . . . delves into themes of mortality, spirituality and Caravaggio’s shifting stylistic innovations. By weaving together historical insight and close analysis, Whitlum-Cooper sheds light on Caravaggio’s legacy and offers an illuminating look at the artist’s bold treatment of complex themes.”—Megan Fox Kelly, Observer, “Art Books Defining 2025”

Included in a list of “Icons, Innovators and Legacies: The Art Books That Define 2025,” New Born’s Planet (Romania)

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About the Author

Francesca Whitlum-Cooper is acting curator of Later Italian, Spanish and 17th-century French Paintings at the National Gallery, London.

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Product Details

Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd
Published
23rd April 2024
Pages
56
ISBN
9781857097207

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