A Name In Blood by Matt ReesMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is an intriguing book which speculates about the life of Caravaggio. Arguably one of the greatest painters of all time, he had a life filled with anger, fear and constant fighting, both physical and verbal. His life was particularly difficult in spite of high-born patronage because he would not compromise his beliefs - slight shades of Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead?
Matt Rees’ writing style gets you deeply into the life and loves of Caravaggio and it becomes a compelling story which ends brilliantly with his theory as to how Caravaggio disappeared. It’s the sort of book which benefits from a leisurely second reading so that the progress and style of the book can be more readily appreciated.
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