In the article “Signature killer: Caravaggio and the Poetics of Blood” David M. Stone studies the meaning of blood used in Art and Poetry. To do this the author begins by introducing the familiar symbolism in art today by presenting examples of Sherlock Holmes and other consumed forms of media such as magazines and films. He uses these examples to introduce the topic of blood as a metaphor. Also discussed are the similarities of poetry and arts use of blood and how it has stood the test of time. The piece discussed in this article throughout is Michelangelo Mersi Da Caravaggio The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist. This was the largest piece of Caravaggio’s career; perhaps that is why he decided to do the revolutionary act he did on this painting. I should go on to explain what he did; he depicted the streaming blood onto the floor and aggressively signed it. The signature was not as polished as the rest of the painting because the author explains Caravaggio did it on purpose. There are many metaphors that could go along with what the author achieved to do, but in my opinion given the ever-present religiosities in the renaissance period I would say that perhaps this could be presented to the audience as an eyewitness account. …show more content…
Perhaps this is used as an autobiographical element to his own past and the murder he himself committed while that is a rather dark take on the symbolism of blood that perhaps is still possible explanation of what the author meant when he presented the idea as an