Article · Dei Gratia Sacred Art
My journey on the road to Emmaus: reconstructing Caravaggio's 1601 masterpiece
By Sarah Crow
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Advanced
- Price
- Free
About this lesson
A painter documents rebuilding Caravaggio's Supper at Emmaus with historical materials: glue-sized linen, a homemade oil primer, charcoal drawing, then light, midtone-from-primer, shadow glazes and highlights.
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