Caravaggio: His life and style in three paintings | National Gallery

Curator of Later Italian, Spanish, and French 17th-century Paintings, Letizia Treves, guides you through the tumultuous life of Caravaggio. She looks at how his innovative style developed from a focus on nature and expression in his early works to the sophistication of his mature works. Would you...

31 min - Art, Music & Design - The National Gallery

More: Baroque & Dutch Golden Age documentaries

Read Deeper: Baroque & Dutch Golden Age

1. Caravaggio by Andrew Graham-Dixon - View on Amazon
2. Rembrandt's Eyes by Simon Schama - View on Amazon
3. Vermeer's Hat by Timothy Brook - View on Amazon
4. The Embarrassment of Riches by Simon Schama - View on Amazon

Watch Next

• Great Art Explained: Bernini's Apollo and Daphne (30 min, Great Art Explained)
• The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer: Great Art Explained (18 min, Great Art Explained)
• Why Was Spanish Baroque So Intense? | Baroque! (59 min, Absolute History)
• Baroque: The Edgy Art Movement That Took The 17th Century By Storm | Baroque! (59 min, Absolute History)
• Enter the spellbinding world of Zurbarán | National Gallery (20 min, The National Gallery)
• Raiders of the Lost Art | Episode 5 | Vanishing Vermeers (45 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Great Art Explained: Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez (31 min, Great Art Explained)
• Caravaggio, Bernini and Pozzo: Great Art Cities: Rome (22 min, Great Art Explained)