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Aug 28, 2020 · A list of the most admired Caravaggio paintings including Medusa, Judith Beheading Holofernes, Basket of Fruit, Saint Jerome Writing, Young Sick Bacchus and more.
One of Caravaggio's most famous paintings is The Calling of Saint Matthew, which is located in the Contarelli Chapel in the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome. The painting depicts the moment when Saint Matthew is called by Jesus to become one of his apostles.
The Calling of Saint Matthew is an oil painting by Caravaggio that depicts the moment Jesus Christ calls on the tax collector Matthew to follow him. It was completed in 1599–1600 for the Contarelli Chapel in the church of the French congregation, San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, where it remains.
1. 'The Adolescent Bacchus' Now one of Caravaggio’s most instantly recognizable early works, this painting of a young Bacchus—The Roman god of wine and harvest—was actually forgotten...
Italian Painter. 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.
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (also Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi da Caravaggio; / ˌ k ær ə ˈ v æ dʒ i oʊ /, US: /-ˈ v ɑː dʒ (i) oʊ /, Italian: [mikeˈlandʒelo meˈriːzi da (k)karaˈvaddʒo]; 29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), known mononymously as Caravaggio, was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his ...
1571 - 1610. Image: Ottavio Leoni, 'Drawing of the Portrait of Caravaggio' Florence, Biblioteca Marucelliana © Photo Scala, Florence. Early successes. Arrogant, rebellious and a murderer, Caravaggio's short and tempestuous life matched the drama of his works.
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