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- 1603 Oil on canvas. 179 x 118 cm. Gemäldegalerie , Staatliche Museen, Berlin .]] Giovanni Baglione ( 1566 – 1643 ), was an early Baroque painter and historian of art in Rome . He was notorious for his animosity towards Caravaggio . The latter was forced to leave the city for Venice after Baglione's accusations of Sodomy . Baglione's 'Sacred love versus profane love,' a response to Caravaggio's 'Love victorious,' shows an angel (Sacred Love) interrupting a 'meeting' between Cupid (Profane Love) and the Devil (portrayed with the face of Caravaggio). Baglione and his younger rival both used a similar, Naturalistic style, with bright figures standing out on a dark background, contrasting sharply with the Mannerism of the time. It is argued they had a major influence on the work of Rembrandt in this respect. His main works are Frescoes which can be seen in the Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. He published two books, ''The nine churches of Rome'' (1639) and ''The lives of painters, sculptors and architects'' (1642). The last title is still seen as an accurate and important historical source. |
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