Episode 266 - Caravaggio's "Death of the Virgin"
Rebuilding The Renaissance · Rocky Ruggiero
February 21, 202422m 18s
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Show Notes
Commissioned in 1601 for a chapel in the Roman church of Santa Maria della Scala, Caravaggio's "Death of the Virgin" was rejected by the Carmelite friars of the church. While some believe it was because of the stark and indecorous representation of the dead Virgin Mary, one of Caravaggio's biographers suggests instead it was because Caravaggio used a well-known courtesan as his model for Mary.