Who Killed Caravaggio? with Andrew Graham-Dixon

Event timings (approx.)

7pm Doors open

7.30pm Andrew Graham-Dixon speaks, followed by Q&A

8.30pm Book signing

We are very happy to welcome Andrew Graham-Dixon to Alnwick for ‘Who Killed Caravaggio? A Murder Mystery evening at Alnwick Castle.

Art critic, author, journalist and presenter Andrew Graham-Dixon is one of the UK’s leading figures in broadcasting having presented numerous major television series on art for the BBC. For his book Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane he spent a decade piecing together the scraps of evidence left of the artist's life, and in this evening talk he answers some of the questions that have long puzzled scholars.

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio lived the darkest and most dangerous life of any of the great painters. The worlds of Milan, Rome, Naples, Sicily and Malta, through which he moved, were those of cardinals and whores, prayer and violence. Caravaggio killed a man, wounded many others, and was himself the victim of a grievous assault which left him terribly injured and hastened his premature death. Through the course of this tempestuous life he managed, despite himself and his circumstances, to create some of the greatest paintings in the history of art. This lecture tells a part of his story and tries to illuminate some of his immense genius, as well as his links to artists whose paintings are now part of the collection at Alnwick Castle.

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Copies of Andrew's biography of Caravaggio, A Life Sacred and Profane, will be available to purchase at Alnwick Castle on the night.

Event Information

• Entry to Alnwick Castle will be via the Iron Railings on Castle Square (NE66 1NG). The nearest What Three Words /// began.visitors.inhabited.
• If parking for this event, please park on the nearby streets. Do not park in the main Alnwick Castle & Alnwick Garden car park on Denwick Lane as there will be no access to the castle from this car park.
• Gates to the castle will open at 7pm. The lecture will begin at approximately 7:30pm and last around one hour, followed by a Q&A and book signing.
• Refreshments for the event will be available from our bar on the night. Toilet facilities will be available in the Castle Courtyard.

Terms and Conditions

• Event ticket permits you to access the event only. Please note this is not an Alnwick Castle attraction admission ticket.
• Audio, video or photographic recordings are not permitted at any time during the event.
• Alnwick Castle reserves the right to amend this event as required. If a significant change is made to the event (such as cancellation or other major amendment) we will inform you via the email used to make your booking.
• In the event of cancellation, we will not refund any travel costs associated with cancellations.
• Only assistance dogs are permitted.
• Alnwick Castle reserves the right to alter this event information, terms and conditions at any time. Modifications are effective immediately and ticket holders will be informed via email.