Only for this weekend two appointments with Caravaggio's “Tableaux Vivants” at the Diocesan Museum of Naples. Info on program and prices
Double appointment at the Diocesan Museum of Naples with the splendid show of the Tableaux Vivants taken from the works of one of the most famous artists of all time, Michelangelo Merisi from Caravaggio.
I Tableaux Vivants of Caravaggio they are performances with a great visual and emotional impact, interpreted by seven actors that compose under the eyes of the spectators 21 canvases by the artist, made entirely with the bodies of the actors, some common objects and draped fabrics. An enchantment with maximum expressive potential that allows seventeenth-century paintings to come to life and come alive, with the utmost fidelity to the "scene" immortalized by Caravaggio.
A single cut of light will illuminate the scene that will be framed in a frame. The performance will be rhythmically punctuated by the music of Mozart, Vivaldi, Bach and Sibelius.
The appointments with i Tableaux Vivants of Caravaggio al Diocesan Museum, Directed by Ludovica Rambelli that takes care of the project from the 2006, held since last 26 January, for six Sundays. Exceptionally for this weekend the performance will be represented Saturday 12 April, from 18: 30, and Sunday 13 April, uninterruptedly by 10: 30 13 to: 30.
These are the next Sundayand scheduled:
- 11 May 2014
- 12 June 2014
These are the 21 paintings by Caravaggio represented:
- 1 The Deposition (1602-1603) Vatican Museums, Vatican City
- 2 Ecstasy of Maddalena or Maddalena Klein (1606) Private collection.
- 3 Crucifixion of Peter (1601) Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome.
- 4 Decollation of the Baptist (1608) Cathedral of San Giovanni, Valletta, Malta.
- 5 Death of the Virgin (1604) Louvre Museum, Paris
- 6 Giuditta and Holofernes (1599) Palazzo Barberini, Rome.
- 7 Isacco's Sacrifice (1602) Cremonini Collection
- 8 Flagellation (1607-1608) Museum of Capodimonte, Naples.
- 9 Martyrdom of Matthew (1600) Chapel Contarelli, Saint Louis of the French, Rome.
- 10 Annunciation (1609-1610) Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy.
- 11 Adoration of the Shepherds (1609) National Museum, Messina.
- 12 Rest during the flight to Egypt (1595-1596) Galleria Doria Panphilj, Rome.
- 13 Madonna of the Pilgrims (1604-1606) St. Augustine, Rome.
- 14 St. Catherine of Alexandria (1597) Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid.
- 15 Narciso (1599) Palazzo Barberini, Rome.
- 16 John the Baptist (1604) Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.
- 17 Burial of Saint Lucia (1608) Saint Lucia, Syracuse.
- 18 Resurrection of Lazarus (1609) National Museum, Messina.
- 19 La Maddalena (1594-1595) Galleria Doria Panphilj, Rome.
- 20 St. Francis in Ecstasy (1594-1595) Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.
- 21 Bacco (1596-1597) Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
Information on Tableaux Vivants by Caravaggio
When: 12 and 13 April; May 11; 22 June
Timetables: 12 April hours 18: 30; other days from 10: 30 to 13: 30
Price tickets: 8 euro (including admission to the Diocesan Museum); Free up to 6 years and reduced from 7 to 18 years to 4 euro
Where: Diocesan Museum of Naples, Via Luigi Settembrini, 79
