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stephanie's avatar

“twin careers of artistic brilliance and public violence”—I’m dying! I only recently learned of Caravaggio’s reputation as a public terror; this artichoke story is a fascinating example! Thanks for sharing.

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Historia Minuta's avatar

Thanks for reading it. Same here, actually. I didn’t know much about Caravaggio’s personality until recently. I’d heard he was violent, and of course I knew about the murder, but I hadn’t realized how often he got into trouble. When I first came across the artichoke story, I laughed because it just seemed so odd. But even in a little episode like this, you can already see how tormented and unpredictable he must have been.

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stephanie's avatar

Ok, murder?! I clearly have a lot more reading to do, I was just in it for the art! Wow. Suddenly thrown artichokes have become much more sinister!

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Historia Minuta's avatar

One of his frequent brawls didn’t end well…

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KHolbekistan's avatar

Great read!

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Historia Minuta's avatar

Thank you for reading!

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Portia's avatar

Well, Caravaggio had a point, but I guess that, in 1604, the concept of good customer service hadn't been completely grasped.

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Historia Minuta's avatar

In some trattorias (in Rome, but not only) you may still find waiters like that… and sometimes, throwing plates doesn’t feel like such an overreaction! 🤣🤣🤣 they deserve it

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Portia's avatar

I'm sure they do!😂

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