Scientists have theorized a link between long-term lead exposure and the increase in violent crime from the 70s to the 90s. I wonder if his use of lead paint contributed to his violent tendencies.

Jesus died of lead poisoning... fact

How bout all other painters in the same Barocco period? Did they died the same way?

Shhhh. You’ve stated the obvious.

@@DS-nw4eq Sometimes the obvious deserves to be acknowledged

Ciao, thank you for sharing. I agree, David almost looks disgusted.

Wow, what a way to look at this wonderful painting. This interpretation makes more sense to me as I can relate to the discontent of one's self in the past. Caravaggio might have painted this to express how he has grown to see his past actions as inhumane and thus showed himself beheaded as if to vanquish the demon.

I came to thr comment section looking for this. I agree it makes a much stronger case in his plea. I personally think it's more than manipulative. And although I'm sure he feared losing painting and being jailed and killed for his crime, you cannot paint like this whilst in the throws of deep angst. This type of painting also takes considerable time to paint. Maybe Caravaggio was a good guy with poor impulse control and a drinking problem, maybe he was a much bigger asshole than that. We'll never know.

@@gnarbeljo8980 If he was a good guy with poor impulse control, what could this painting represent? Could it be something more like a joke, to throw the court official off? What if he was just taunting the court official before fleeing the country? 🤔

@@arigato7994 No that's not how Italy worked then or now. It's a bribe. The powerful have the influence to bend the law. If you're connected you can get away with murder. But you might get whacked as well. Retribution by the family of your victim or you just become a liability to your own. There's no dodging and getting away from all of it altogether once you start asking favors you're owned. It's still the case in some areas. And a painter couldn't survive without affluent patrons. They're work was commissioned. It's a tragedy in the original definition of the word.

Looked for this comment hahaha

they do weirdly fit once you've seen the cover enough times lmaoo

same lol GxFR!🔥🔥🔥🙌🏾

Whaaaaat? You mean he had love with the boy In the "greek" way...jeez. I mean do you want...but leave the damn kids alone right? I'll never be able to look at that painting the same as well. That's a hell of a story.

its unfortunate the figures of hitory did not know what those kind of actions would do for a child/young person in the grand scheme of things, it's almost impossible to criticise people who would've partaken, as they would never have known - especially with the fact there was not much distinction between an adult and a child for huge portions of history for most cultures you cannot criticise people for having child labour if they did not even think of a child as a child, you can't criticise incest before the discovery of the effects of incest itself oscar wilde had sex with teenage prostitutes, but there wasn't an understanding of what that really meant that might change your perspective on what that might've meant for the boy, or how it would've been treated culturally - like with that criticism you mentioned, but you must remember you can't truly apply modern morals on much of history

@@pemo2676 beasting weens ain't never been cool. Split hairs all you want.

@@jingalls9142 getting with people dramatically younger than you has been looked down upon at various times, but it was never really about the actual age of the person, just the gap on a standpoint of evaluating history (of course i dont support this shit), it was heavily supported for girls to marry young, and there wasn't anything seen wrong with a 15-16 year old marrying, for example, a 24 year old man. (still happens in some parts of the world today). there was simply not an understanding. im splitting hairs because this is a very specific social event that occurred on and off for thousands of years, man - its interesting, if not morbid, history. simple as. this began changing to what we feel in the modern age around the 19th century

@@pemo2676 That bit where I said there were letters and paintings from the time criticizing Caravaggio for what he did? People absolutely knew what abuse did to children. It was why they criticized him for it. The paintings are particularly blistering. Almost like his artistic contemporaries had unusually strong opinions...

The hype re: The English Patient movie was hilariously mocked in Seinfeld.

I bit much for me. Ofcourse the artwork is breathtaking!

But with much more talent.

Lmao no, that man had no talent. He has no equals.

I personally read a mix of disgust and something else I can't quite place?

Where can I find the painting?