A painting that dates to 1606 and was thought to be lost before resurfacing in 2014 will be on display at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) from June 14 to July 6.
Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, or Caravaggio, whose artworks are known to have a formative influence on Baroque painting, and now the city can actually see his brilliance in one of his important artworks. Previously displayed in Delhi at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Mary Magdalen in Ecstasy will soon be in Bangalore. We speak to the city’s art aficionados and experts to weigh in.
I spoke to a set of Bangaloreans on their take on what this means for the art scene in the city.
- Gitanjali Maini, Managing Director, Gallery G
- Ridhii Paul, Artist and Content Creator
- Vinay Chandrashekar, Founder, Long Boat Brewing Co.
- Aastha Chauhan, Artist and Curator
- Neeti Gokhalay Kheny, ceramic artist exploring form, texture, and the natural world through clay
- Farah Siddiqui, Founder, Cultivate Art
Read the full story that first appeared in Our Bangalore dated Jun 7-13 here:
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