Michelangelo Merisi called "Caravaggio" 1573 - 1610

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Caravaggio:

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1573-1610), was an Italian painter known for the powerful realism of his religious figures in the tradition of earlier European art.

His style

He supposedly used peasants and people from the streets as models for his unorthodox interpretations of Biblical stories. In most of his paintings, Caravaggio grouped his figures against a plain, dark background and spotlighted them with an intense, revealing light. An example of his style "The Supper at Emmaus".

Rubens and Velazquez

Caravaggio's realistic approach influenced such artists as Peter Paul Rubens and Diego Velazquez and helped establish the baroque movement in European art.

Michelangelo Merisi

 Caravaggio's real name was Michelangelo Merisi. He named himself after his birthplace, the northern Italian town of Caravaggio.

The Caravaggio's works of art

§ "The Inspiration of Saint Matthew" Oil on canvas 1602 Contarelli Chapel Church of San Luigi dei Francesi Rome

§ "David and Goliath" Oil on canvas undated Prado Madrid

§ "Medusa" Oil on canvas mounted on wood after 1590 Uffizi Florence

§ "The Fortune Teller" Canvas 1594-95 Louvre Paris

§ "Bacchus" Oil on canvas c. 1597 Uffizi Florence

§ "Judith Beheading Holofernes" Oil on canvas c. 1598 Galleria Nazionale dell'Arte Antica Rome

§ "The Sacrifice of the Isaac" Oil on canvas 1590-1610 Uffizi Florence

§ "Supper at Emmaus" Oil on canvas c. 1600-01 National Gallery London

§ "The Crucifixion of Saint Peter" Oil on canvas 1600-01 Cerasi Chapel Santa Maria del Popola Rome

§ "The Incredulity of Saint Thomas" Oil on canvas 1601-02 Neues Palais Potsdam

§ "The Deposition" 1604 Pinacoteca Vaticana in Rome

§ "The Death of the Virgin" oil on canvas 1605-06 Louvre Paris

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