Caravaggio in Early Modern Sicily

This is the first book in English dedicated to Caravaggio's life and work in Sicily. It examines the four Sicilian altarpieces within the context of Sicily and in relation to his other paintings.
This study sets the stage for Caravaggio's arrival in Sicily by providing an overview of the cultural, political and religious climate. The four chapters are each dedicated to the universally accepted Sicilian altarpieces. These paintings are considered in terms of their patronage, iconography, possible references to local culture, the artist's individual artistic practices, and technical studies. Another chapter examines the host of paintings attributed to Caravaggio during this period that may or may not have been part of his Sicilian stay. A concluding chapter notes his artistic legacy in Sicily including a brief overview of his Sicilian followers. The book adds to the already vast literature on Caravaggio by offering new avenues of inquiry into this extraordinary artist while in Sicily, his artistic activity there, and more generally, Seicento Sicily as an important place of artistic production, patronage and collecting.
The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history and Renaissance studies.

List of contents

Introduction 1. The Nativity with Saints Francis and Lawrence, 1600/1609 2. The Burial of Saint Lucy, 1608 3. The Raising of Lazarus, 1609 4. Caravaggio's Private Patronage in Sicily: Lost Paintings, Proposals, and Controversies 5. Adoration of the Shepherds, 1609 Conclusion

About the author

Danielle Carrabino is Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Smith College Museum of Art, USA

Product details

• Authors: Danielle Carrabino, Danielle (Smith College Museum of Art Carrabino
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 12.03.2026
• EAN: 9781032710150
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3271015-0
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Visual Culture in Early Modernity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; The arts: general issues, ART / History / General, History of Art, Painting & paintings, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology, Art styles not defined by date, Paintings and painting, The arts: general topics, ART / European / General, ART / Movements / Renaissance