Art and blood: the Mistery of Caravaggio

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A exclusive tour with a art historian

Three Churches in Rome to follow the path of the genial painter: Caravaggio!.

Streets and alleys where he lived and shared time with the poorest ones..

We’ll be on the trails of Caravaggio and discover how dangerous Rome was in those years.

His art will reveal the secrets of the bloody time he lived in!

You’ll visit:
– San Luigi dei Francesi
– Sant’Agostino
Santa Maria del Popolo

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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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A exclusive tour with a art historian

Three Churches in Rome to follow the path of the genial painter: Caravaggio!.

Streets and alleys where he lived and shared time with the poorest ones..

We’ll be on the trails of Caravaggio and discover how dangerous Rome was in those years.

His art will reveal the secrets of the bloody time he lived in!

You’ll visit:
– San Luigi dei Francesi
– Sant’Agostino
Santa Maria del Popolo
Stop At: Church of St. Louis of the French, Piazza San Luigi de’ Francesi, 00186 Rome Italy

You’ll visit churches that are monuments in itself: like the beautiful  Santa Maria del Popolo or San Luigi dei Francesi

Incredibly realistic paintings and not at all in line with the iconography of his days will reveal their secrets! Would you believe that in the Conversion of St. Paul a horse occupies a larger space than the saint himself? This is just one of the many questions our guides will answer! Realism, audacity, talent, love and the tragic life of this genius will turn you on to the Rome of the 1600s, we are sure you will want to know even more!

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Basilica S. Agostino, Piazza di S. Agostino, 00186 Rome Italy

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, best know as simply CARAVAGGIO, was not only a painter, but a “star”!

His adventurous life, full of sensational events, and his revolutionary style made him an undisputed leading figure of Italian art: you can find out everything about on our Caravaggio Tour. Caravaggio lived a short, dramatic life and knew the city of Rome in all its aspects, including the violent, sketchy and dangerous ones. Our guides are art historians and experts of Rome and they’ll show you Caravaggio’s paintings, a few hidden in some of the most beautiful churches in Rome…

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Popolo, Piazza del Popolo 12 Campo Marzio, 00187 Rome Italy

Incredibly realistic paintings and not at all in line with the iconography of his days will reveal their secrets! Would you believe that in the Conversion of St. Paul a horse occupies a larger space than the saint himself? This is just one of the many questions our guides will answer! Realism, audacity, talent, love and the tragic life of this genius will turn you on to the Rome of the 1600s, we are sure you will want to know even more!

Rome is an open-air museum, yes we mean it, and thanks to this tour you can appreciate it too!  You will not have to stand lines, pay tickets or stay indoors, to discover the wonders of art because … they are all around you! Just get the right guide! Our guides will show them to you and will share our love for their astonishing beauty with you!

Have fun!

Duration: 25 minutes



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