The last caravaggio

Published to accompany the exhibit of The Last Caravaggio at the Museum Het Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam, which runs until 13th February 2011.In this book, Caravaggio's last painting, John the Baptist Reclining, is set for the first time against Caravaggio's other masterpieces. Prominent art experts and critics reveal the adventurous circumstances under which this painting has travelled all over the world during the past 400 years. The essays provide a thoroughly in-depth examination of the piece, covering biographical notes on the painter, evidence for the painting's authenticity and technical analysis based on first-hand observation of the painting itself