Caravaggio | Revolution: Baroque Masterpieces from the Longhi Foundation
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Sun, Apr 26, 2026 - Sun, Oct 25, 2026
Location
Mint Museum Uptown
500 S Tryon St
Details
Featuring an original Caravaggio painting, the exhibition Caravaggio | Revolution: Baroque Masterpieces from the Roberto Longhi Foundation illuminates how the artist's radical realism transformed not only painting but modern visual storytelling.
At the heart of the exhibition is one of Caravaggio's masterpieces, "Boy Bitten by a Lizard," one of fewer than 60 works attributed to the artist who died at age 38. Surrounding this outstanding treasure are 40 other paintings from the Roberto Longhi Foundation created by leading Baroque masters.
In addition, a section of the exhibition is dedicated to the genre of film, photography, and video, and the artists who have referenced the innovations of Caravaggio in their work. From REM’s “Losing My Religion” and Johnny Cash’s “Hurt” music videos, to the films of Martin Scorsese and Isaac Julian, and photographs by David LaChapelle and Tom Hunter, Caravaggio is the acknowledged influencer for generations of modern visual storytellers.