Life Stories: Caravaggio
| Date | Thursdays 15, 22 and 29 January 2026 |
| Time | 18.00-20.00 GMT |
| Location | Online (Zoom) |
| Speaker | Clare Ford-Wille |
With his radical use of light and intense realism, Caravaggio was a revolutionary painter who transformed the development of European art. Much has been written about the man, the artist, and his notoriety. Yet, despite numerous books, exhibitions, and films, he remains somewhat elusive.
As his painting Victorious Cupid is exhibited at the Wallace Collection, we’ll explore Caravaggio’s turbulent life along with the extraordinary work he created for churches and palazzi in Rome, Naples, and Sicily. We’ll consider how his new style was so powerful that it profoundly influenced not only artists in Rome, but also those in Naples, Spain, France, and the Netherlands.
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Joining Information and Format: This course will be taught through Zoom Webinar. Each course session duration is 120 minutes, including a five-minute break and Q&A session with the tutor.
Tickets are for all dates of this course. Ticketholders will be emailed the Zoom link, Webinar ID and Passcode 24 hours in advance of the first course session, which should be retained for accessing all sessions.
Course Recording: This course will be recorded. Within 48 hours of each course session, ticket holders will be emailed a link to view the recording, which will be available for two weeks.