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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.
Caravaggio's paintings are known for their intense realism and the use of strong contrasts of light and dark, known as chiaroscuro. He was one of the first painters to use this technique, which became a defining characteristic of Baroque art.
It is one of the most famous paintings by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, c. 1601-1602.
Characterised by their dramatic, almost theatrical lighting, Caravaggio's paintings were controversial, popular, and hugely influential on succeeding generations of painters all over Europe. Born Michelangelo Merisi, Caravaggio is the name of the artist's home town in Lombardy in northern Italy.
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, known as Caravaggio, was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the final four years of his life he moved between...
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 about...
Caravaggio is in Naples working on the last picture he'd ever paint. Two months later, he died in mysterious circumstances. But it was during his final tumultuous years that Caravaggio made some of his most striking works. His characteristic style includes tightly cropped scenes and dramatic lighting.
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