{"product_id":"untitled-02-12-after-caravaggio-1594-featuring-luke-evans","title":"Untitled #02\/12 (after Caravaggio, 1594; featuring Luke Evans)","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e61 x 71 cm \/ 24\" x 28\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e82 x 92 cm \/ 32\" x 36\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board\u003cbr\u003e 2012\u003cbr\u003e Signed lower left\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eA Private Collection, Miami\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLuke Evans' inclusion in Caravaggio's \u003cem\u003eCardsharps\u003c\/em\u003e appears to increase the sense of tension and suspense in this dramatic painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLuke Evans modeled for Watson during the filming of the Hobbit in New Zealand, playing the role of 'Bard the Bowman'. The handsome and charismatic Evans' career has the trajectory of a rocket, starring in 'The Raven', 'The Three Musketeers' and 'The Immortals'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA most subtle, though significant detail, is Evans holding his iPhone which resembles a playing card. It is Watson's intention to communicate how pervasive social media has become in our society. With instant access from smart phones we are now constantly in contact with each other. The benefits are vast, often at the sacrifice of privacy. Used thoughtlessly or with malice, it can unfortunately result in the same ingredients inherent in Caravaggio's \u003cem\u003eCardsharps\u003c\/em\u003e - dishonest misrepresentations and betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Caravaggio painted the \u003cem\u003eCardsharps\u003c\/em\u003e, he offered something new to the renaissance art-world; realistic scenes of street life, especially with beautifully rendered attention to little details such as the backgammon board or the teenage cheat's anxious glance at his master. In Watson's version the psychological insight is striking, the four figures are bound together by a common drama, yet each has his own unique role within the larger play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCardsharps\u003c\/em\u003e with its mixture of brutal low-life realism and luminous Venetian delicacy, was much admired when it was first exhibited. Over fifty copies and variants made by other painters have survived to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAvailable Edition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/untitled-02-12-after-caravaggio-1594-featuring-luke-evans-1\" title=\"Untitled #02\/12 (after Caravaggio, 1594; featuring Luke Evans) Limited Edition Print by Ross Watson\"\u003eVIEW Limited Edition Print \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18295752949871,"sku":"OOB-02\/12","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/untitled0212.jpg?v=1542675198","url":"https:\/\/sstore.rosswatson.com\/products\/untitled-02-12-after-caravaggio-1594-featuring-luke-evans","provider":"Ross Watson Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}