Caravaggio Exhibition in New York

New York's Salander-O'Reilly Galleries in Manhattan will present "Caravaggio" (October 17, 2007-February 1, 2008), an exhibition of works by the Italian Baroque painter.

Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) is the subject of an upcoming special exhibition at New York's Salander-O'Reilly Galleries. Caravaggio (October 17, 2007-February 1, 2008) will run concurrently with Masterpieces of Art: Five Centuries of Painting & Sculpture, both joint ventures with London's Whitfield Fine Art. The latter show will feature works by Sandro Botticelli (1444/45-1510), Titian (ca. 1488-1576), Caravaggio and Francisco de Goya (1746-1828), amongst other European artists.

At least three of Caravaggio's works will be displayed in a space designed to replicate the studiolo or private study of Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte (1549-1627), the artist's first major patron and collector of some 600 paintings. The room will include a color reproduction of the studiolo's ceiling painting by Caravaggio placed above his Apollo the Lute Player (ca. 1599), displayed in the United States for the first time, and Shepherd Corydon with a Ram (ca. 1599). Included in the presentation are Sleeping Cupid (ca. 1595-1596) from the Indianapolis Museum of Art and St. Francis (ca. 1600). The exhibition will describe how Caravaggio was very much aware of the latest developments in science and natural philosophy at the end of the 16th Century. An interesting 10:42 video, Caravaggio's Technique, is on the Salander-O'Reilly Galleries' website; it's well worth viewing.

Update: As of November 1, 2007, both exhibitions were cancelled.