I had almost forgotten. I was flipping through a thick book of Caravaggio's paintings when this got me back in my mind a painting from three years ago. Not directly inspired, but perhaps remained in the depths of the mind and subsequently made with no direct reference.
Another clue yesterday to start a reflection about images in the back of our minds, brought from a friend about sculptor Rodin and his "The Thinker"
"Saint Jerome in Meditation",
Caravaggio, 1606, oil on canvas, cm110x81,
Monastery of Santa Maria, Monserrat, France
Caravaggio, 1606, oil on canvas, cm110x81,
Monastery of Santa Maria, Monserrat, France
"The Thinker", Auguste Rodin,
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
"Vanitas",
Riccardo Brotini, 2011, oil on canvas, cm70x80,
private collection Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Riccardo Brotini, 2011, oil on canvas, cm70x80,
private collection Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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