Number 39:
A Caravaggio takes my breathe away.
A monumental painting, done in 1608, is still completely mesmorising in 2018.
The subject treated in a non-emotional manner, no angels or haloes in sight. The muted brooding palette in sharp contrast to the red of the cape and of course the chiaroscuro, the dramatic use of a stage-like light.
Breathtaking and nothing else in the the Co-Cathedral could compete with this painting and the smaller St Jerome. What a privilege.
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| Beheading of St John the Baptist and St Jerome. |
John, when you read this, you were on my mind and I would have loved to share this moment with you!
