Caravaggio Used a Drowned Corpse to Paint the Virgin Mary
Renaissance

Caravaggio Used a Drowned Corpse to Paint the Virgin Mary

A young artist's masterpiece grew so disturbing that viewers fainted—and the Church banned it for three centuries.

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RenaissanceArt HistoryCatholicismRomeItalyCensorshipReligious Art17th CenturyCounter ReformationCaravaggioChristianity

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