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Author Ward, Terence.

Title The guardian of mercy : how an extraordinary painting by Caravaggio changed an ordinary life today / Terence Ward.

Publication Info. New York : Arcade Publishing, [2016]

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Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  759.5 WAR    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  709 WARD    Check Shelf
Description xii, 183 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Contents In exile. Into Mezzogiorno ; Duel in Rome: escape to Naples -- The seven acts of mercy. Dolce Vita and Malavita ; Seven young patrons ; Honor thy father ; Upstairs, downstairs: from sky to sea ; The world according to Esposito ; Illuminated Grotto ; Inside Abraham's tent ; Origins and ancestors ; Into the underworld: Napoli of the spirits ; The cloak of St. Martin ; Goya and lion masks ; Touched by light ; The god Vesuvius ; Poet of hope ; Samson's roar ; Honor and vendetta ; The comedy is over ; Beyond the threshold ; A dream and a promise ; The prayer of Caravaggio ; Blessings from fallen angels ; Mirror of the world -- The reward. Spumante at midnight ; The unveiling ; His prophetic testament ; A letter from Angelo Esposito ; Final grace.
Subject Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610. Seven acts of mercy.
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Painters -- Italy -- Naples.
Mercy.
Ward, Terence -- Family.
Painting -- Appreciation.
Naples (Italy) -- Social life and customs.
ISBN 9781628725926 (hc.)
1628725923 (hc.)
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