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Francesca Whitlum-Cooper

The Last Caravaggio

Francesca Whitlum-Cooper

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English
National Gallery Company Ltd
22 July 2024
Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Religious & spiritual leaders; Gender studies: women
A focus on Caravaggio's last work, The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula, telling the story of an empowered female saint

In early May 1610, Caravaggio finished painting The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula. Two months later, he was dead, having been disfigured in a brawl and become ill while trying to return from exile to Rome.

Caravaggio is one of the most famous and instantly recognisable artists in the world. His paintings open a vivid and startlingly modern window onto the seventeenth century, while his own turbulent life story, characterised by violence, murder, exile, and untimely death, remains a source of fascination. Few paintings are better placed to tell this story than The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula. Here, violence takes place at uncomfortably close quarters as Caravaggio, whose own self portrait is included, looks on helplessly.

Published by National Gallery Global/Distributed by Yale University Press

Exhibition Schedule:

National Gallery, London

(April 18–July 14, 2024). It is not a travelling exhibition; however, the National Gallery is borrowing the painting from the Gallerie d'Italia in Naples.
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Imprint:   National Gallery Company Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 162mm, 
ISBN:   9781857097207
ISBN 10:   1857097203
Pages:   56
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Francesca Whitlum-Cooper is acting curator of Later Italian, Spanish and 17th-century French Paintings at the National Gallery, London.

Reviews for The Last Caravaggio

“Whitlum-Cooper’s study . . . delves into themes of mortality, spirituality and Caravaggio’s shifting stylistic innovations. By weaving together historical insight and close analysis, Whitlum-Cooper sheds light on Caravaggio’s legacy and offers an illuminating look at the artist’s bold treatment of complex themes.”—Megan Fox Kelly, Observer, “Art Books Defining 2025”


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