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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 painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life
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Caravaggio was probably the most revolutionary artist of his time, for he abandoned the rules that had guided a century of artists who had idealized both the human and religious experience He can be said almost single-handedly to have created the Baroque style
- Caravaggio | Biography, Paintings, Style, Facts | Britannica
Caravaggio (byname of Michelangelo Merisi) 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 religious works as well as for his violent exploits—he committed murder—and volatile character
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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 characterized by a strong contrast between light and shadow, which became a hallmark of Baroque painting
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Caravaggio pioneered the use of sharp contrasts in lighting to maximize dramatic effect, and reimagined religious figures by dressing them in modern clothes, and by placing them in modern interiors
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Caravaggio was a master Italian painter, father of the Baroque style, who led a tumultuous life that was cut short his by his fighting and brawling
- Who Was Caravaggio and Why Was He So Important? - ARTnews. com
Caravaggio helped craft the dramatic Baroque style of the Counter-Reformation, but interest in him also stems from his reputation as a troublemaker He was known to carry an unlicensed
- All About Caravaggio: The Art of an Infamous Italian Scoundrel
As well as a scofflaw and murderer, 17th-century Italian painter Caravaggio was one of the most thrilling, and ground-breaking, artists in Italy And his paintings—which changed Italian art history forever—tell the fascinating stories, and hint at the personal torment, behind the artist
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