Caravaggio. Masterpieces of a rebellious genius

He painted saints with dirt under his fingernails, because he believed that the true divinity is found in what is raw, real and most simply human. This approach required courage from him, it also required one hundred percent conviction. And the empathy that few artists before and after have managed to express so emphatically.

The realization of this unprecedented film took the creators as much as 5 years. The cameras will take viewers on a journey in the footsteps of the painter and his masterpieces: from Milan and Rome, through Naples, to Malta. In the film, we will see almost all the works of the master in a quality that allows you to perceive every stroke of the brush, and the fictionalized scenes will help to understand the personal struggles of this controversial artist. “Caravaggio. Masterpieces of a rebellious genius” is a must-have for all lovers of art and... a good thriller.

Caravaggio was a reformer of European painting at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. In his paintings, he renounced the beauty of the human body, idealized by Renaissance painters. In order to show realism, he introduced sharp chiaroscuro into his works. Caravaggio's paintings are characterized by a combination of physical form and psychological content. His style became a model for painters of the Baroque era.

Caravaggio's masterpieces are among the most recognizable in the world thanks to their masterful handling of light and extraordinary realism. However, this film is not only a story about art, but also an investigation into the adventurous life and mysterious death of the artist. Experts analyze the clues hidden in his canvases to uncover the truth about a man whose talent matched the strength of his struggle with his own demons.