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The Exhibition Beyond Caravaggio in National Gallery in London is really dark. There is only just a trifle of light in the paintings, some moon beams, evening glow, lantern or candle. The light is there for the highlighting of usually strong facial expressions, contorted postures, threatening situations or glamour of the saints. There are only a few of Caravaggio's works in the exhibition, and it is actually hard to separate the "real" Caravaggios from the style of his followers from the 1600's. And the influence of Caravaggio spans even further. I think I saw in these dark paintings the same nuances than in Film Noir-movies, colour photography or in the pomposity of Art Deco style.
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| Caravaggio |
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| Caravaggio |
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| Nicolas Regnier |
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| Georges de La Tour |




