An Angel of Virtuosity

Teodora, Age 18

  • Painting
  • Oil paint on canvas
  • 400(w) 500(h) 10(d) mm

This is a painting of Caravaggio being threatened by an angel with a paintbrush, symbolising his tormented life and immoral decisions, and posing the question of whether artists deserve fame despite having committed wrongdoings. Study of Caravaggio’s technique, including chiaroscuro, alongside religious and violent imagery.