Editing Caravaggio (section)

== Modern visual art ==
Caravaggio's [[baroque art]] was rediscovered as self-consciously political in the 1999 book ''Quoting Caravaggio'' by [[Mieke Bal]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Comparative Literature in an Age of Globalization |editor1=Haun Saussy |publisher= Johns Hopkins University Press |year=2006 |isbn=9780801883804 |page=167}}</ref> In 2013, a touring Caravaggio exhibition called "Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy" opened in the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut.<ref>{{cite magazine |last= Landi|first=Ann |date= March 2013|title=Art Talk: Dark Shadows |page=38  |magazine=ARTnews LLC }}</ref> The show included five paintings by the master artist that included ''Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness'' (1604–1605) and ''Martha and Mary Magdalene'' (1589). The whole travelled to France and also to Los Angeles, California. Other Baroque artists like [[Georges de La Tour]], [[Orazio Gentileschi]], and the Spanish trio of Diego Velazquez, Francisco de Zurbarán, and Carlo Saraceni were also included in the exhibitions.{{citation needed||date=March 2025}}

In 2022 a new biopic about Caravaggio was released: ''[[Caravaggio's Shadow|L'Ombra di Caravaggio]]'', an Italian-French movie directed by [[Michele Placido]].<ref>[https://filmguide.romacinemafest.org/it/?&eventdate=20221018 The film had its world premiere on October 18, 2022 at the ''Festa del Cinema di Roma'']</ref> Caravaggio was prominently featured as motif in [[Steven Zaillian|Steven Zaillian's]] Netflix series [[Ripley (TV series)|''Ripley'']], based on [[Patricia Highsmith|Patricia Highsmith's]] book ''[[The Talented Mr. Ripley]].'' The murder of Rannucchio is also depicted. Caravaggio is portrayed by Daniele Rienzo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Article |first=Min Chen ShareShare This |date=2024-04-09 |title=As Seen on 'Ripley': The Brutal Art and Life of Caravaggio |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/as-seen-on-ripley-netflix-caravaggio-2466041 |access-date=2024-05-10 |publisher=Artnet News }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Thorpe |first=Vanessa |date=2024-04-20 |title=Rule-breaker for the ages: why Caravaggio is our screen age’s art superstar |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/apr/20/rule-breaker-for-the-ages-why-caravaggio-is-our-screen-ages-art-superstar |access-date=2024-05-10 |publisher=The Observer |issn=0029-7712}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Connellan |first=Shannon |date=2024-04-09 |title=Netflix's 'Ripley' is full of Caravaggio references — here's why |url=https://mashable.com/article/ripley-netflix-caravaggio |access-date=2024-05-10 |publisher=Mashable }}</ref>