The world of Portraits of CaravaggioFillide Melandroni, Maffeo Barberini, Antonio Martelli and Alof de Wignacourt allow Caravaggio to be followed from the Roman circle to the dignitaries of Malta, between direct presence and discussed status of the works.
1571 -1610Life of Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio
1607 - 1608Stay and portraits in Malta
1945Destruction of Fillide's original portrait in Berlin
°100Documented paintings, lost or attributed to Caravaggio - overall estimate
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Around 1597 -1608 · courtesan, prelate and grand master
Fillide Melandroni, Maffeo Barberini, Antonio Martelli and Alof de Wignacourt allow Caravaggio to be followed from the Roman circle to the dignitaries of Malta, between direct presence and discussed status of the works.
The autonomous portrait occupies a rarer and sometimes fragilely documented place in the work of Caravaggio. Fillide Melandroni, famous Roman courtesan and model of several compositions, was painted in the late 1590s; the original painting was destroyed in Berlin in 1945 and its image survives through photography and reprints. The portraits of Maffeo Barberini, future Urban VIII, belong to the network of Roman sponsors, but certain versions and attributions were the subject of debate. In Malta, the Portrait of Fra Antonio Martelli combines the elderly face, cross and black coat of a knight of the Order. The Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt, grand master, adds the armor and a young page including the gaze subtly moves the ceremony. Chiaroscuro not only serves to dramatize: it extracts each model from its rank while making this rank visible. The "Portraits of Caravaggio" selection notably compares Fillide Melandroni /Portrait of a Courtesan and Portrait of Maffeo Barberini. His reading favors atmosphere.
A portrait of Caravaggio doesn't just light up a face: it tests the distance between a person and the role they should play.
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Journey, subjects and pictorial language
The autonomous portrait occupies a rarer and sometimes fragilely documented place in the work of Caravaggio. Fillide Melandroni, famous Roman courtesan and model of several compositions, was painted in the late 1590s; the original painting was destroyed in Berlin in 1945 and its image survives through photography and reprints. The portraits of Maffeo Barberini, future Urban VIII, belong to the network of Roman sponsors, but certain versions and attributions were the subject of debate. In Malta, the Portrait of Fra Antonio Martelli combines the elderly face, cross and black coat of a knight of the Order. The Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt, grand master, adds the armor and a young page including the gaze subtly moves the ceremony. Chiaroscuro not only serves to dramatize: it extracts each model from its rank while making this rank visible.
Portrait the Roman circle
Courtesans and prelates appear in a network of models and sponsors. This milestone sheds light on the "Portraits of Caravaggio" collection by favoring atmosphere.
Leave Rome
The flight after the death of Ranuccio Tomassoni moved the quarry to Naples then Malta.
Painting the Order of Malta
Martelli and Wignacourt combine resemblance, armor, cross and authority.
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Dark background
The person emerges without architectural distraction. This trait guides a reading of "Portraits of Caravaggio" centered on the atmosphere.
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Light on the face
Forehead, cheek and gaze become the true place of rank.
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Maltese Cross
The white sign cuts the habit and identifies the institution.
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Secondary page
At Wignacourt, the child breaks the ceremonial closure.
Explore by universe
Distinguish person, function and attribution
Courtesan, cardinal, knight and grand master connect Roman model, patronage, exile, Malta and material history of works.
Fillide01
Save a lost presence
The photograph preserves the memory of an original destroyed during the war.
For history. Reading "Portraits of Caravaggio" through the atmosphere.Barberini02
Observe attribution
The versions remind us that Caravaggio's corpus remains debated.
For researchMartelli03
Aging in habit
The marked face responds to the black rigor of the Order.
For the knightWignacourt04
Put the armor on display
The grand master dominates, while the page introduces another look.
For powerFillide survives by his image05
Fillide Melandroni /Portrait of a courtesan
The original portrait destroyed in 1945 remains known through photography and repetitions, an essential case of material memory.
Landmark work of Portraits of CaravaggioMaffeo Barberini and the question of versions06
Portrait of Maffeo Barberini
The future pope belongs to the Roman circle, but the attributive story invites us to look at each version precisely.
Landmark work of Portraits of Caravaggio
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Four portraits linked to Caravaggio
The active selection brings together Fillide Melandroni, Maffeo Barberini, Fra Antonio Martelli and Alof de Wignacourt.
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