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Caravaggio: Realism, Rebellion, Reception (University of Delaware Studies in Seventeenth- And Eighteent)

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While the previous reviewer is quite right in stating that this book lacks color plates-- one should hardly dismiss this book because of this fact. This monograph is written by a formidable group of leading Seicento scholars-- and is therefore an invaluable resource for those interested in the study of Caravaggio. While it certainly would be preferable to look at lovely color reproductions it should be remembered that these essays were written primarily for an audience of art historians and students of art history who are intimately familiar with the works of art being discussed, and therefore the color plates aren't entirely necessary. Producing color plates can be prohibitively expensive and these costs are passed on to the consumer, and this book would have likely cost a great deal more if the plates weren't black and white.

How can you talk about Caravaggio's art in a book where the reproductions from post cards have been xeroxed in black and white and shoved at the end of this not very large book? It's like discussing technicolor films in black and white, and asking an audience to imagine color! And the price for this foolish book!

Forget it.