Caravaggio (jun 30, 1571 – apr 18, 1610)
Description:
First important painter of
Baroque period
• Highly emotional scenes
• Use of tenebrism
• Considered a realist in an
age of idealists
• Criticized for use of
ordinary, gritty people as
models even for religious
paintings
Flash of light in a dark room=Caravaggio
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