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Caravaggio’s Gay Guys?

Shannon Carroll
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2017
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: Italy
Period: 17th Century

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This dissertation is a contemporary exploration and reconsideration of some of the key paintings by Caravaggio, which are often considered to evoke a sense of homoeroticism. Certain aspects of these paintings are read as homosexual inclinations of the artist and have been used as the basis for arguments supporting the artist’s homosexuality. Seductive homosexual aspects and connotations have been extrapolated from his paintings in their analysis, a continuation of which can also be seen in the work of his followers.The resulting debate emerging from this, has glorified Caravaggio and his work, creating a modern gay icon. The research conducted throughout this thesis, hopes to acknowledge these aspects of Caravaggio and his followers work, but seeks to present how this acclaimed homosexual status may be based on dogmatic terms.

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Caravaggio’s Gay Guys?