Lecture
Patrick Bade
Sunday 22.11.2026
Patrick Bade
Icons, Part 1: Caravaggio
Sunday 22.11.2026
How to watch
This lecture starts on 22 November at 5:00pm (UK).
Summary
In the first of two lectures we take a look at artists whose fame and cult status goes beyond their art historical importance, and consider why this should be. Caravaggio (1571–1610) was the “bad boy” of Western art. Much of what we know about him comes from police records. If anything, this enhances rather than diminishes the fascination he holds for us.
Patrick Bade
Patrick Bade is a historian, writer, and broadcaster. He studied at UCL and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He was a senior lecturer at Christie’s Education for many years and has worked for the Art Fund, Royal Opera House, National Gallery, and V&A. He has published on 19th- and early 20th-century paintings and historical vocal recordings. His latest book is Music Wars: 1937–1945.