نگهبان رحمت: چگونه یک نقاشی فوق‌العاده از کاراواجو زندگی عادی امروز را تغییر داد

Now celebrated as one of the great painters of the Renaissance, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio fled Rome in 1606 to escape retribution for killing a man in a brawl. Three years later he was in Naples, where he painted The Seven Acts of Mercy . A year later he died at the age of thirty-eight under mysterious circumstances. Exploring Caravaggio's singular masterwork, in The Guardian of Mercy Terence Ward offers an incredible narrative journey into the heart of his artistry and his metamorphosis from fugitive to visionary. Ward's guide in this journey is a contemporary artist whose own life was transformed by the painting, a simple man named Angelo who shows him where it still hangs in a small church in Naples and whose story helps him see its many layers. As Ward unfolds the structure of the painting, he explains each of the seven mercies and its influence on Caravaggio's troubled existence. Caravaggio encountered the whole range of Naples's vertical social layers, from the lowest ranks of poverty to lofty gilded aristocratic circles, and Ward reveals the old city behind today's metropolis. Fusing elements of history, biography, memoir, travelogue, and journalism, his narrative maps the movement from estrangement to grace, as we witness Caravaggio's bruised life gradually redeemed by art. Now celebrated as one of the great painters of the Renaissance, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio fled Rome in 1606 to escape retribution for killing a man in a brawl. Three years later he was in Naples, where he painted The Seven Acts of Mercy . A year later he died at the age of thirty-eight under mysterious circumstances. Exploring Caravaggio's singular masterwork, in The Guardian of Shadows and Light Terence Ward offers an incredible narrative journey into the heart of his artistry and his metamorphosis from fugitive to visionary. Ward's guide in this journey is a contemporary artist whose own life was transformed by the painting, a simple man named Angelo who shows him where it still hangs in a small church in Naples and whose story helps him see its many layers. As Ward unfolds the structure of the painting, he explains each of the seven mercies and its influence on Caravaggio's troubled existence. Caravaggio encountered the whole range of Naples's vertical social layers, from the lowest ranks of poverty to lofty gilded aristocratic circles, and Ward reveals the old city behind today's metropolis. Fusing elements of history, biography, memoir, travelogue, and journalism, his narrative maps the movement from estrangement to grace, as we witness Caravaggio's bruised life gradually redeemed by art. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. A Contemporary Artist Explains The Famous Painting By Caravaggio And Describes How It Represents The Troubled Life Of The Painter, Who Created His Masterpiece In Naples After Killing A Man, Only To Die Himself A Year Later Under Mysterious Circumstances. --publsiher's Description. In Exile. Into Mezzogiorno ; Duel In Rome: Escape To Naples -- The Seven Acts Of Mercy. Dolce Vita And Malavita ; Seven Young Patrons ; Honor Thy Father ; Upstairs, Downstairs: From Sky To Sea ; The World According To Esposito ; Illuminated Grotto ; Inside Abraham's Tent ; Origins And Ancestors ; Into The Underworld: Napoli Of The Spirits ; The Cloak Of St. Martin ; Goya And Lion Masks ; Touched By Light ; The God Vesuvius ; Poet Of Hope ; Samson's Roar ; Honor And Vendetta ; The Comedy Is Over ; Beyond The Threshold ; A Dream And A Promise ; The Prayer Of Caravaggio ; Blessings From Fallen Angels ; Mirror Of The World -- The Reward. Spumante At Midnight ; The Unveiling ; His Prophetic Testament ; A Letter From Angelo Esposito ; Final Grace. Terence Ward.