Caravaggio: Murderer or Genius

For many Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is famed as much for his art as for his criminal record. Was it the violence of his time or his own violent spirit that inspired the dramatic lighting and intense nature of his work? Certainly, his paintings inspired many and would go on to inform more including Rubens and Rembrandt. This lecture follows his dramatic life and looks at why his impact spread so far.

Julia Musgrave

Julia is a freelance accredited Art Society lecturer in the History of Art. As an art historian she gained her first degree from the Courtauld Institute of Art, her MLitt from the University of Glasgow, and her PhD from the University of York.  She also has a degree in Chemical Engineering. Her research interests range from British Modernism to the Renaissance. She is a lecturer in Art History at the City Literary Institute (City Lit), and Co-Director of The London Art Salon.