Jason and Zorro, Venice Photography Series_Photography 2009 Caravaggio never appears to have

Caravaggio never appears to have painted a full frontal adult male nude

yet here we are offered a view of them in a surprising setting

matching underwear is revealed underneath

and the resulting artwork Darcy

The shadow of a man wearing a baseball cap

Jason and Zorro, Venice Photography Series_Photography 2009 Caravaggio never appears to haveUnframed 45 x 46 cm 18" x 18" Framed 67 x 68 cm 26 x 26" Oil on board 2019 Signed lower right A Private Collection, Melbourne Description In this painting, bright sunlight illuminates the foreground against a moody sky in a dramatic and unmistakably Venetian setting, which captivated the artist when he visited Italy in 2011. Proudly standing in the foreground a jock strap clad man gently cradles a regal looking dog in front of a small cruising boat