THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE: The Return of the Prodigal Son

To coincide with the exhibition The Last Caravaggio at the Gallerie d'Italia, Milan, Hugh Brigstocke describes the relevance of Giulio Cesare Procaccini's mature style and the extraordinary emotional tension reached in his Return of the Prodigal Son, with his ability to maintain his own individuality in the new era shaped by Caravaggio’s teachings.