The Death of The Virgin

The Death of The Virgin
The Death of The Virgin

The Death Of The Virgin was a sacred theme in the religious art. But Caravaggio ignored the scala’s set pieces will, and created this work according to his own life experience and aesthetic principles of creation. What appeared in front of people was such a scene: in a dilapidated cottage on the table, a middle-aged ill woman who had no money to cure and was lying dead. She was very poor with unkempt hair, and haggard. She died without a pair of socks and shoes and was barefooted to lie on a small wooden bed. Half the body of the virgin was hung in the bed which realistically represented a poor family tragedy in Italy. In the prospect, the girl cried like losing the

the reflection of the critical thought at that time. Bruno once said that religion could not be counted as truth; everything should go to the bold suspicion and exploration. Caravaggio’s paintings were the bold suspicion and criticism of religion situation.