I, Carravagio

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By Eugenio Volpe

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I, Caravaggio follows the tempestuous life of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, a rebellious artist and notorious brawler in 1604 Rome. Balancing fame as a master painter with a turbulent personal life, Caravaggio's world shifts when he falls for Lena Antognetti, a prostitute and muse. Their intense relationship propels them to wealth and notoriety, drawing the ire of many amid the Catholic Reformation's rigid social climate. This novel explores the complex interplay of genius, desire, and danger behind a Baroque icon's legend.
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I, Caravaggio will appeal to readers interested in historical fiction that delves into the passionate, often scandalous lives of famous artists, as well as those drawn to rich explorations of artistic genius and personal turmoil during the Baroque era.

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The famous bisexual libertine who would be more at home on Tinder than at a Roman Cathedral, gallivants through the streets like brush strokes to become a Baroque 16th century icon.

The year is 1604 and Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is a superstar, his blockbuster paintings packing the pews of Rome. Caravaggio should be revelling in prosperity, but the artistic trailblazer and nefarious street-brawler is his own worst enemy. While the genius paints masterpieces, the ruffian in him can't stay out of jail.

Caravaggio is a man at existential odds with himself until falling in love with Lena Antognetti, the prostitute modelling his newest Virgin pictures. Caravaggio paints Lena into a life of wealth and celebrity, but the power couple's provocative fame earns them a horde of resentful and jealous enemies.

I, Caravaggio dramatizes the superstar's psychological unravelling under the sexual and political pressures of the Catholic Reformation.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781955904759

Publisher: Clash Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 September 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Clash Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 342

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Eugenio Volpe Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction

About the Author

Eugenio Volpe is the author of the forthcoming novel I, Caravaggio (Clash Books 2023). His essay "Jesus Kicks His Oedipus Complex" was listed as notable in Best American Essays 2021. His stories have appeared in The Massachusetts Review, Salamander, New York Tyrant, VICE, Post Road, The Nervous Breakdown, BULL, and dozens of other journals. He is a former winner of the PEN Discovery Award for Fiction. He has also been nominated for Pushcart and Best of the Net prizes. He has appeared in the Boston Globe for his writing. He is a professor of rhetoric at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.