User talk:Caravaggisti

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Caravaggio
So are you like, our resident Caravaggio expert? Awesome. &Euml;vilphoenix Burn! 06:59, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

We need more contributors like you!
I've read through a number of your contributions to Wikipedia and I'm really glad to know that there's at least one person who is adding more information about great art, which seems to be a field that's all too often neglected here on Wikipedia. Keep up the good work!

Have you ever seen the Derek Jarman film about Caravaggio?

- Aaron Jethro 23:37, 20 October 2005 (UTC) Reply

Caravaggio's spirituality
You seem to have a particular love of M :).

You raise the question of what he was thinking when he painted his religious works, and wisely say that we'll never know. But they do give the impression of genuine belief. Italian Catholicism seems to me very formalistic - one goes to Mass, one comes out and sins, and next Sunday one goes to Mass again. But it's not hypocrital - there's simply none of the ethical edge you find in more Northern countries. Fascinating. (I'm Anglican myself, which is equivalent to saying no religion at all - in fact very like that kind of Catholicism, but with the emotional portion built on a rather severe aesthetic rather than on elaborate ritual, and quite without the magical element. Caravaggio believed in the magic, I'm sure).

PiCo 02:53, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Caravaggio feature nomination
Hi Caravaggisti! I've nominated Caravaggio for a featured article. Thanks so much for your contributions to the article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Caravaggio &gt;&gt;sparkit|TALK&lt;&lt; 04:35, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

GA reassessment of Caravaggio
I have conducted a GA Sweeps reassessment of this article and found a large number of concerns which can be see ay Talk:Caravaggio/GA1. The article has been de-listed, but can be brought back to WP:GAN when these have been addressed. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 15:33, 12 July 2009 (UTC)