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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]

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]

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

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

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File:Caravaggio, The Young Bacchus, ca. 1589.jpg|The Young Bacchus, ca. 1589.

File:Caravaggio, The Young Bacchus, ca. 1589.jpg|The Young Bacchus, ca. 1589.

Image:Caravaggio. The Cardsharps.JPG|The Cardsharps, ca. 1594-1595.

Image:Caravaggio. The Cardsharps.JPG|The Cardsharps, ca. 1594–1595.

File:Caravaggio, Penitent Magdalene, ca. 1595.jpg|Penitent Magdalene, ca. 1595.

File:Caravaggio, Penitent Magdalene, ca. 1595.jpg|Penitent Magdalene, ca. 1595.

File:Caravaggio St Francis in Ecstasy c 1595.jpg|St. Francis in Ecstasy, ca. 1595.

File:Caravaggio St Francis in Ecstasy c 1595.jpg|St. Francis in Ecstasy, ca. 1595.

Image:Michelangelo Caravaggio 065.jpg|Narcissus, 1597–1599.

Image:Michelangelo Caravaggio 065.jpg|Narcissus, 1597–1599.

File:Caravaggio, The Calling of St Matthew, 1599-1600.jpg|The Calling of St Matthew, 1599-1600.

File:Caravaggio, The Calling of St Matthew, 1599-1600.jpg|The Calling of St Matthew, 1599–1600.

Image:DavidandGoliath.jpg|David and Goliath, 1600.

Image:DavidandGoliath.jpg|David and Goliath, 1600.

File:Caravaggio Ecce Homo.JPG|Ecce Homo, 1600.

File:Caravaggio Ecce Homo.JPG|Ecce Homo, 1600.

Image:Caravaggio The Crucifixion of Saint Peter,.JPG|The Crucifixion of Saint Peter, 1600-1601.  

Image:Caravaggio The Crucifixion of Saint Peter,.JPG|The Crucifixion of Saint Peter, 1600–1601.  

Image:Caravaggio Supper at Emmaus.jpg|Supper at Emmaus, 1601.

Image:Caravaggio Supper at Emmaus.jpg|Supper at Emmaus, 1601.

File:Caravaggio The Inspiration of Saint Matthew.jpg|The Inspiration of Saint Matthew, 1602.

File:Caravaggio The Inspiration of Saint Matthew.jpg|The Inspiration of Saint Matthew, 1602.

[[File:Caravaggio, Death of the Virgin Mary.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Death of the Virgin Mary, 1605-1606.]]

[[File:Caravaggio, Death of the Virgin Mary.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Death of the Virgin Mary, 1605–1606.]]

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== See also ==

== See also ==

[[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]]

[[File:Caravaggio, Entombment, 1603-1604.jpg|thumb|Entombment, 1603-1604.]]

[[File:Caravaggio, Entombment, 1603-1604.jpg|thumb|Entombment, 1603–1604.]]

:: [[File:Carav david goliath.jpg|450px]] [[David with the Head of Goliath]], 1610.

:: [[File:Carav david goliath.jpg|450px]] [[David with the Head of Goliath]], 1610.