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- Despite assertions by Giulio Mancini, author of one of the earliest biographies of Caravaggio, that the artist’s father was majordomo and architect to the powerful Francesco Sforza I, marchese of Caravaggio, the historical record reveals a more humble truth.
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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (also Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi da Caravaggio; / ˌkærəˈvædʒioʊ /, US: /- ˈvɑːdʒ ( i) oʊ /, Italian: [mikeˈlandʒelo meˈriːzi da (k)karaˈvaddʒo]; 29 September 1571 [2] – 18 July 1610), known mononymously as Caravaggio, was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life.
2 days ago · Despite assertions by Giulio Mancini, author of one of the earliest biographies of Caravaggio, that the artist’s father was majordomo and architect to the powerful Francesco Sforza I, marchese of Caravaggio, the historical record reveals a more humble truth.
Feb 23, 2024 · Mancini knew Caravaggio, but his biography was short; another account was written by Giovanni Baglione, a rival painter who once sued Caravaggio for libel; and Bellori based his biography on the ...
Despite the belief that Caravaggio always worked with live models, the English artist, David Hockney, caused controversy when he argued that Caravaggio must have traced using a camera obscura for the painting because none of the figures seem to be looking directly at the wound on Christ’s body.
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- July 18, 1610
- Caravaggio, Lombardy
Apr 2, 2014 · (1571-1610) Who Was Caravaggio? Caravaggio was a controversial and influential Italian artist. He was orphaned at age 11 and apprenticed with a painter in Milan. He moved to Rome, where his...
Jun 18, 2021 · Five years after he completed The Supper at Emmaus, Caravaggio undertook the subject again for a version of the gospel story that now hangs in Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan. A much starker ...
Oct 11, 2016 · Caravaggio’s revolutionary style influenced everyone from modern photographers to Scorsese – but his life was just as provocative as his paintings, writes Alastair Sooke. Is any artist’s...
