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Born: September 29, 1571 - Caravaggio, Lombardy. Died: July 18, 1610 - Porto Ercole, Lombardy. High Renaissance. Mannerism. Baroque Art and Architecture. Summary of Caravaggio. The passion and intensity of Caravaggio's paintings was mirrored by his violent and turbulent lifestyle.
Apr 2, 2014 · Caravaggio, or Michelangelo Merisi, was an Italian painter who is considered one of the fathers of modern painting. Updated: Sep 13, 2019. (1571-1610) Who Was Caravaggio? Caravaggio was a...
Feb 23, 2024 · February 23, 2024 8:14am. Ottavio Leoni, Portrait of Caravaggio, c. 1621 Wikimedia Commons. We’re so eager to know something—anything—concrete about the elusive Caravaggio that fragments of a...
Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (1571–1610) and His Followers. Keith Christiansen. Department of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. October 2003.
Born Michelangelo Merisi, Caravaggio is the name of the artist's home town in Lombardy in northern Italy. In 1592 at the age of 21 he moved to Rome, Italy's artistic centre and an irresistible magnet for young artists keen to study its classical buildings and famous works of art. The first few years were a struggle.
Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) Italian. 1597. Not on view. While Cupid’s presence confirms this is an allegory representing Music, Caravaggio’s painting equally engages with contemporary performance and individualized models, including a self-portrait in the second boy from the right.
Caravaggio , orig. Michelangelo Merisi, (born 1571?, Milan or Caravaggio—died July 18, 1610, Port’Ercole, Tuscany), Italian painter. He was orphaned at age 11. After an apprenticeship in Milan, he went to Rome in 1590, where he won the patronage of a cardinal.
