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Value study of Caravaggio’s “The Fortune Teller” at the Louvre.

Caravaggio is a controversial figure but his use of light and shadow to heighten the drama and dynamism of a scene is legendary and credited with kicking of the Baroque style/period, following the naturalistic, calm, and stable compositions of the Renaissance.

watercolors, ink, lamy safari, aquarelle, sketchbook, master study