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Caravaggio

(1571 –1610)

Caravaggio Portrait

Biography

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Michelangelo Merisi, called later Caravaggio, was born in either Milan, or a town of Caravaggio near Milan, as the son of a ducal architect. His early training started in 1584 under Simone Peterzano, a little known pupil of Titian, and continued till 1588.
            In 1592, Caravaggio went to Rome. His contact with Giuseppe Cesare d’Arpino (1568-1640), the most popular painter and art dealer in Rome at the turn of the century, brought him recognition.  Through the art business Caravaggio met his first patron Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte, who not only held out the possibility of working independently, but also secured for him his first public commission: side paintings in the Contarelli Chapel, San Luigi dei Francesi. Read Caravaggio's Full Biography

Caravaggio. Boy Peeling a Fruit. Boy Peeling a Fruit. c.1593-1594. Oil on canvas. Private collection, Rome, Italy. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. Self-Portrait as Sick Bacchus. Self-Portrait as Sick Bacchus. c.1593-1594. Oil on canvas. Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. Boy Bitten by a Lizard. Boy Bitten by a Lizard. c.1593-1594. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery, London, UK. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. Boy with a Basket of Fruit. Boy with a Basket of Fruit. c.1593-1594. Oil on canvas. Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. Penitent Magdalene. Penitent Magdalene. c.1593-1594. Oil on canvas. Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. The Cardsharps (I Bari). The Cardsharps (I Bari). c.1594-1595. Oil on canvas. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX, USA. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. The Musicians. The Musicians. c.1595. Oil on canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. The Lute-Player. The Lute-Player. c.1595-1596. Oil on canvas. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. The Rest on the Flight into Egypt. The Rest on the Flight into Egypt. c.1595. Oil on canvas. Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. St. Francis in Ecstasy. St. Francis in Ecstasy. c.1596. Oil on canvas. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT, USA. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. Bacchus. Bacchus. c.1597. Oil on canvas. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. Narcissus. Narcissus. c.1597. Oil on canvas. Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Italy. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. Medusa. Medusa. c.1598. Oil on canvas. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. The Fortune-Teller. The Fortune-Teller. c.1598-1599. Oil on canvas. The Louvre, Paris, France. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. The Conversion of Mary Magdalen. The Conversion of Mary Magdalen. c.1598-1599. Oil on canvas. Institute of Fine Arts, Detroit, IL, USA. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. The Sacrifice of Isaac. The Sacrifice of Isaac. 1598-1599. Oil on canvas. Johnson Collection, Princeton, NJ, USA. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. Portrait of Maffeo Barberini. Portrait of Maffeo Barberini. c.1598-1600. Oil on canvas. Private collection, Florence, Italy. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. St. Catherine of Alexandria. St. Catherine of Alexandria. c.1599. Oil on canvas. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Lugano-Castagnola, Switzerland. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. Judith Beheading Holofernes. Judith Beheading Holofernes. c.1599. Oil on canvas. Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Italy. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
. Interior of Contarelli Chapel. San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome, Italy. Interior of Contarelli Chapel. San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome, Italy. . . Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. The Martyrdom of St. Matthew. The Martyrdom of St. Matthew. 1599-1600. Oil on canvas. San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome, Italy. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. The Calling of St. Matthew. The Calling of St. Matthew. 1599-1600. Oil on canvas. San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome, Italy. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. St. Matthew and the Angel. St. Matthew and the Angel. 1603. Oil on canvas. San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome, Italy. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto. Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto. c.1599-1600. Oil on plaster. Villa Ludovisi, Rome, Italy. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. Ecce Homo. Ecce Homo. c.1600. Oil on canvas. Palazzo Rosso, Genoa, Italy. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. The Conversion of St. Paul. The Conversion of St. Paul. 1600-1601. Oil on canvas. Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome, Italy. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. The Crucifixion of St. Peter. The Crucifixion of St. Peter. 1600-1601. Oil on canvas. Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome, Italy. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. Supper at Emmaus. Supper at Emmaus. 1601. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery, London, UK. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. Still Life with a Basket of Fruit. Still Life with a Basket of Fruit. c.1601. Oil on canvas. Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. Cupid. Cupid. c.1601. Oil on canvas. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. David with the Head of Goliath. David with the Head of Goliath. c.1601-1602. Oil on canvas. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Caravaggio. Death of the Virgin. Death of the Virgin. c.1601-1603. Oil on canvas. The Louvre, Paris, France. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
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