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Dec 21 2010

Youth and Ram, or “St John as a child” of 1602 by Caravaggio

Baroque / Caravaggio / Italian / Paintings (Reproductions) / Renaissance - 1 year ago - troycapc

Youth and Ram, or “St John as a child” of 1602 by Caravaggio

A reproduction of Caravaggio’s “St. John the Baptist as a Child” that is also known as “Youth and Ram” of 1602.  This painting lies right at the boundary between the Renaissance and the Baroque Period.  Caravaggio used darkened interiors and quite plebian looking characters for his paintings and this is well shown in this masterpiece.  It is housed in the Musei Capitolini in Rome.

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