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'''Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio''' (September 29th 1571 – 18 July 1610) was an [[Italian]] [[Baroque]] [[painter]]. He was born in Caravaggio, Lombardy, Italy.  

'''Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio''' (September 29th 1571 – 18 July 1610) was an [[Italian]] [[Baroque]] [[painter]]. He was born in Caravaggio, Lombardy, [[Italy]].  

Caravaggio painted [[Roman]] gods and [[Christian]] saints as if emerging out of darkness. Almost all 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.   

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

Caravaggio was the first great representative of the Baroque School.

Caravaggio was the first great representative of the Baroque School.