Caravaggio: The Palette and the Sword: Book 1

Discover the bawdy, swashbuckling life of one of the greatest painters in history through Milo Manara's passionate and personal tribute to his artistic idol.

Publisher Marketing: Highly recommended for personal, community, and college/university library Art History/Biography collections.-- "Midwest Book Review" Review Quotes : The world's premier erotic artist tackles one of history's greatest painters. ... luscious, painterly approach ... And yes, his naked ladies are just as carefully rendered.--Cam Petti "AIPT Comics" Review Quotes : Erudite and crammed with historical detail ... bawdy and passionate ... utterly engrossing ... breathtakingly beautiful. ... If, like me, you know Manara mainly through his superhero covers or his erotica, you may be excused for having the same reaction I did -- open-mouthed wonder.--J.D. Dunsany "The Muttering Muse" Review Quotes : Manara combines figures rendered with sensuous minimalism and intricately detailed backgrounds to create a sense of deep immersion in 16th-century Rome in this enthralling tale of the legendarily volatile "Master of Light and Shadow."--Tom Batten "Library Journal" Review Quotes : Meticulously historically researched and exquisitely executed by Italian graphic artist Milo Manara. ... It's a gorgeous work of art in itself. A joy!-- "Fortean Times" Review Quotes : Just in time for his 80th birthday, the Italian sex comics genius Milo Manara has finished a two-volume graphic biography of another famously libidinous artist. The books are, in many ways, Manara's theory of his own work, and Caravaggio is his stand-in.-- "New York Times" Review Quotes : Right out the gate you see that Manara is firing on all guns... This is a master truly leveraging every skill he has. That's European comics at it's best.-- "Living The Line" Brief Description : "Discover the bawdy, swashbuckling life of one of the greatest painters in history through Milo Manara's passionate and personal tribute to his artistic idol"-- Publisher Marketing : Caravaggio: The Palette and the Sword Book 1 is the first half of Milo Manara's two-volume epic biography of the hot-tempered Italian master painter. It depicts Caravaggio's early years in Rome as he struggles to capture truth on canvas, only to have his art condemned to be burned by the Church. He then is forced to flee the city when he kills a man in righteous fury over the death of a prostitute.

Format: Paperback | Pages: 64 | Publication Date: 2024-12-17