Dutch Art in a Global Age Kimbell Signature Caravaggio

Caravaggio

The magisterial painting depicts Christ's charge to Saint Peter and offers a profound meditation on nature

the Sacrament of Ordination

from the light-hearted mythologies of his early career to the grave and fervent religious paintings produced at the end of his life in Spain

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Dutch Art in a Global Age Kimbell Signature CaravaggioThe seventeenth century has long been considered a golden age for Dutch art, fueled by the Dutch Republics growth as an economic world power. Nourished by an innovative stock market and burgeoning global trade network, this vibrant economy not only provided artists with a rich context in which to make their art, but also directly influenced the art itselfin its subject matter, materials, meaning, and interpretation. The genre scenes and still lifes