Caravaggio (Icon Editions)

Carravagio is one of my favorite artists.I intend to study his works.

This is an excellent book. I own two copies of it and bought this one as a gift. Hibbard was such a wonderful scholar but his works can also reach anyone interested in art.

excellent price/excellent condition- purchased for class, very typical survey text from Howard Hibbard, compare to Bernini or Michelangelo texts. good condition

Very satisfactory

I would agree with the other reviewers that in many respects this is an excellent book. Mr. Hibbard analyzes Caravaggio's works in terms that are comprehensive, and yet not puffed up with academic hot air. He describes the historical context of the paintings, and often compares individual works of Caravaggio with similar paintings of other artists. He even points out artistic errors, such as the lack of perspective in the hands of a man in the painting Supper At Emmaus. Hibbard talks about the striking use of color in Caravaggio's compositions, and it is here that one can be somewhat disappointed with the book for, the wonderful paintings of Caravaggio are, with very few exceptions, reproduced in a dismal black and white. If you are familiar with Caravaggio, and are most interested in the author's commentary, than this deficiency would probably not bother you. I have John Spike's "Caravaggio" that is full of color plates, but it is more expensive. Although I have not seen it, I understand C. Puglisi's book by the same name also has many color plates. For the relative newcomer to this great painter, I would encourage consideration of one of these other two books as a companion volume to this excellent book.

Caravaggio is one of my all-time favorite artists. Sadly, the paperback of this book is all black & white -- no color -- which makes it really difficult to admire his great works of art. Certainly not worth the price Amazon is charging.

Hard to explain the beauty of this book.

WTF?? I have not read the text so I can comment on the book per se. The pictures are awful.... cheap, grainy, black and white...very returnable!