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'''Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio''' (September 29th 1571 – 18 July 1610) was an [[Italian]] [[Baroque]] [[painter]] with great influence both in Italy and abroad. He was born in Caravaggio, Lombardy, [[Italy]]. He took his name from the village where he was born.

'''Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio''' (September 29th 1571 – 18 July 1610) was an [[Italian]] [[Baroque]] [[painter]] with great influence both in Italy and abroad. He was born in Caravaggio (just ouside Milan), Lombardy, [[Italy]]. He took his name from the village where he was born.

Caravaggio painted [[Roman]] gods and [[Christian]] saints as if emerging out of darkness. Most of his religious paintings emphasize sadness, suffering and death.   

Caravaggio painted [[Roman]] gods and [[Christian]] saints as if emerging out of darkness. Most of his religious paintings emphasize sadness, suffering and death.   

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Caravaggio had an extraordinary influence in his time, as he turned [[Europe|European]] art from the ideal viewpoint of the [[Renaissance]] to focus on the idea that simple [[Realism|reality]] was of primary importance. He chose common people as his subjects and painted them in ordinary surroundings.

Caravaggio had an extraordinary influence in his time, as he turned [[Europe|European]] art from the ideal viewpoint of the [[Renaissance]] to focus on the idea that simple [[Realism|reality]] was of primary importance. He chose common people as his subjects and painted them in ordinary surroundings. Caravaggio’s realism and chiaroscuro technique made a lasting impression on generations of artists, including [[Rubens]], [[Rembrandt]], [[Diego Velázquez]] and [[Bartolomé Esteban Murillo]]. [https://artsy.net/artist/michelangelo-merisi-da-caravaggio]

Caravaggio was the first great representative of the [[Baroque]] Era.

Caravaggio was the first great representative of the [[Baroque]] Era.