Difference between revisions of "Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 37: | Line 37: | ||
| − | :::: [[File:Carav david goliath.jpg| | + | :::: [[File:Carav david goliath.jpg|450px]] David with the Head of Goliath, 1610. |
Revision as of 13:40, April 19, 2014
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. 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 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.
Petite Gallery
Narcissus
David and Goliath
The Cardsharps
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter
Supper at Emmaus
See also
External links
- Michelangelo Merisi
- Caravaggio Olga's Gallery.
David with the Head of Goliath, 1610.
