About the Author

As a professor of Art History, specialising in the Baroque, Felix Witting taught for many years before devoting himself exclusively to research and writing. His passion for Caravaggio s work, and for the man himself, can be easily perceived in this remarkable monograph. As a doctor of Psychology, M. L. Patrizi has always been interested in criminal profi les.A lover of Art History, the author could not help but be intrigued by Caravaggio s personality and oeuvre. Violent, fragile, but above all incredibly gifted, Caravaggio became M. L. Patrizi s favourite subject."