Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio[a] (also Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi da Caravaggio; 29 September 1571 [2] – 18 July 1610), known mononymously as Caravaggio, was an Italian …

Although Caravaggio had a tumultuous life and career, marked by legal trouble and violent death, he played a key role in defining 17th century Italian art, and his paintings continue to be …

Nov 21, 2025 · Caravaggio (1571–1610) was a leading Italian painter of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who became famous for the intense and unsettling realism of his large-scale …

Summary of Caravaggio The passion and intensity of Caravaggio's paintings was mirrored by his violent and turbulent lifestyle. Despite countless run-ins with the law, and being implicated in …

Arrogant, rebellious and a murderer, Caravaggio's short and tempestuous life matched the drama of his works. Characterised by their dramatic, almost theatrical lighting, Caravaggio's paintings …

Oct 1, 2003 · Trained in Milan and active in Rome (1592–1606), Naples (1606–7; 1609–10), Malta (1607–8), and Sicily (1608–9), Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610) was one of …

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 Naples,...

Michelangelo Merisi or Amerighi, often known as ‘Caravaggio,’ was a well-known European artist who is perhaps the most renowned Baroque painter who ever lived. His paintings are …

Caravaggio helped craft the dramatic Baroque style of the Counter-Reformation, but interest in him also stems from his reputation as a troublemaker.

Aug 5, 2025 · Caravaggio was an Italian Baroque painter known for his dramatic use of light and shadow, as well as his realistic and emotionally intense depictions of religious and …