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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 (just outside Milan), Lombardy, [[Italy]]. He took his name from the village where he was born. | + | '''Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio''' (September 29, 1571 – 18 July 1610) was an [[Italian]] [[Baroque]] [[painter]] with great influence both in Italy and abroad. He was born in Caravaggio (just outside Milan), Lombardy, [[Italy]]. He took his name from the village where he was born. |
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| | 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’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 had an extraordinary influence in his time, as he turned [[Europe]]an 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] |
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| | Caravaggio was the first great representative of the [[Baroque]] Era. | | Caravaggio was the first great representative of the [[Baroque]] Era. |
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| | [[Image:Caravaggio. The Raising of Lazarus.JPG|thumb|The Raising of Lazarus, ca. 1608-1609.]] | | [[Image:Caravaggio. The Raising of Lazarus.JPG|thumb|The Raising of Lazarus, ca. 1608-1609.]] |
| | *[[Painting Schools]] | | *[[Painting Schools]] |
| − | *[[Painting Masterpieces ]] | + | *[[Painting Masterpieces]] |
| | *[[Carlino Dolci]] | | *[[Carlino Dolci]] |
| | *[[Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema/Gallery]] | | *[[Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema/Gallery]] |
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| | [[Category:Italian Painters]] | | [[Category:Italian Painters]] |