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58. I posted the answers earlier today...

Sat May 5, 2012, 03:18 PM

May 2012

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002648175

The painting is by Raphael and is a bit hard to find all by itself. The sculpture is by Bernini (a contemporary of Caravaggio). The two works are in the Chigi Chapel of the Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome. Interestingly, another chapel in that church contains two masterpieces by Caravaggio!

Here is a description of these interesting works http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chigi_Chapel

On a trip to Rome in 2006 I took a day to visit as many Caravaggio's as I could (he was a Rome painter) and so I was in this Church. I had done an Independent Study on him in grad school, which actually was a lot of fun.

You might be interested in watching the Caravaggio episode in Simon Schama's The Power of Art, which you can find on YouTube. It's a great series on several artists throughout history. You can watch it in half hour episodes. Schama is a fabulous narrator. He really brings the art to life. His last one is on Mark Rothko and it is a wonderful experience, altho sad. The episode on Bernini is stunning, also. The Power of Art is also in book form.

I hope you enjoy it!

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number 2 is: IcyPeas May 2012 #31

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