The Caravaggio School Type: Culture City: TOULOUSE Location: Musée Paul Dupuy From 13/12/2001 to 18/3/2002 Tel: +33 5 61 14 65 50 Reality in light and dark Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, revolutionized religious painting by incorporating into it the technique of chiaroscuro (light and dark). From his arrival in Rome (circa 1591) until the deaths of Jean de la Tour and Jusepe de Ribera in 1652, the spread of the Caravaggio school's influence throughout Europe was unstoppable. In France, the province of Languedoc gave the warmest welcome to the dramatic effects of chiaroscuro in scenes of daily life. French painters of the Caravaggio school, such as Guy François and Nicolas Tournois, bear ample witness to the extent of this movement in 17th-century France. Concorde Hotels in TOULOUSE : GRAND HOTEL DE L'OPERA Back