{"product_id":"9781955904759","title":"I, Carravagio","description":"Author: Eugenio Volpe\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781955904759\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Clash Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Nov 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 342 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe famous bi-sexual 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1604 and Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is a superstar, his blockbuster paintings packing the pews of Rome. Caravaggio should be reveling 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 modeling 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI, Caravaggio\u003c\/i\u003e dramatizes the superstar's psychological unraveling under the sexual and political pressures of the Catholic Reformation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47925092024478,"sku":"ING-9781955904759","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781955904759.jpg?v=1782959261","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781955904759","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}