Both artists were named after the archangel Michael, who cast out the rebel spirits from Heaven. Michelangelo typified the archangel’s immaculate tendency, a model for all artists to follow. Caravaggio tended to the saint’s violent strain, a virtuosic painter, but no angel.
We drop in on the fall course 'Renaissance Art and Architecture' and see how the Princeton University Art Museum's world-class collections are being used for teaching while the museum's new building is under construction.