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The Mystery of the Blood-Stained F in Real Tennis Courts
07:25 - 11:21 (03:55)
Real tennis courts often have a blood-stained letter F on them, and there are several theories about its meaning. Some speculate that it stands for "fratter" while others believe it means "facet" and translates to "I did it" in Latin, indicating a confession to a murder that occurred in the court.
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Caravaggio was known for his use of chiaroscuro, or the dramatic contrast between light and shadow.
07:25 - 08:50 (01:24)
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Caravaggio was known for his use of chiaroscuro, or the dramatic contrast between light and shadow. He also had a tumultuous personal life filled with violence, including killing a man over a woman who modeled for his painting Judith Beheading Hall of Ferenes.
ChapterThe Mystery of the Blood-Stained F in Real Tennis Courts
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Michelangelo's only signed work, the Pietà, bears the letter "F" on the Madonna's sash, and there are different theories about its meaning, such as being a shorthand for "fratter" or standing for "fecit," which means "did" in Latin.
08:50 - 10:54 (02:04)
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Michelangelo's only signed work, the Pietà, bears the letter "F" on the Madonna's sash, and there are different theories about its meaning, such as being a shorthand for "fratter" or standing for "fecit," which means "did" in Latin.
ChapterThe Mystery of the Blood-Stained F in Real Tennis Courts
EpisodeSeven - No, Wait, Five - Mysteries of the Art World
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The transcript discusses a painting made by Caravaggio which still hangs at St. John's Co-Cathedral in Malta and how it was a big deal because he was already a celebrated painter at the time in his lifetime.
10:54 - 11:21 (00:26)
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The transcript discusses a painting made by Caravaggio which still hangs at St. John's Co-Cathedral in Malta and how it was a big deal because he was already a celebrated painter at the time in his lifetime.