Helen Langdon's ‘Caravaggio’

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Helen Langdon's ‘Caravaggio’ provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 20 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

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Accounts of Caravaggio's life are filled with suggestions of murder and intrigue. But does knowing more about this dark artist's experiences help us to interpret his art? Or does understanding his ...

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- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Caravaggio's ‘Life’
- 1 Caravaggio's ‘Life’
- 1.1 Biography and art history
- 1.2 The myth of the artist
- 1.3 Artists' ‘Lives’
- 1.4 The artist's ‘Life’ as a historical source
- 1.5 Further reading
- 2 Artists and their art
- 2 Artists and their art
- 2.1 Understanding an artist's art
- 2.1 ‘Every painter paints himself’?
- 2.3 Biography and psychobiography
- 2.4 The intentional fallacy
- 2.5 Is the author dead?
- 2.6 Caravaggio's sexuality
- 2.7 Art, life and the interpretation of pictures
- 2.8 Further reading
- 3 Interpreting works of art within and outwith biography
- 3.1 Three interpretative methods
- 3.2 Interpretation beyond biography
- 3.3 ‘Intentionality’
- 3.4 Further reading
- 4 Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgements

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Language

English
Certificate
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Date of Start
30th December, 2022
Level
Advanced
Price
Free Certificate
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