"Racy, intensely imagined, and highly readable . . . Prose brings to Caravaggio a fresh and unflinching eye." -- New York Times Book Review

"Combines astute examination of his work with just a plain good yarn about a street tough who painted transcendent pictures." -- Entertainment Weekly

"Elegant . . . [Prose] fills out the intrigue of Caravaggio's own life and writes terrifically about the paintings." -- Hartford Courant

"Tautly written and insightful." -- Seattle Times

"In this engaging and informative short biography . . . Prose vividly brings [Caravaggio's] paintings to life." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Matching gorgeous prose to gorgeous artworks, Prose responds to each image as a moment of theatrical revelation, sensual or spiritual." -- Boston Sunday Globe

"Everything a casual reader needs to know about flamboyant Baroque artist Caravaggio... Makes you want to go to the museum." -- U.S. News & World Report

"Prose's concentrated interpretation... clearly and descriptively explicates the pioneering painter's unique perception of the miraculous in everyday life." -- Booklist

"Fine biography--and a study of why revolutionary art can be reviled in its own time and revered in another." -- Kirkus Reviews