1571 - 1610 "CARAVAGGIO" Michelangelo Merisi (jan 26, 1571 – jan 1, 1610)
Description:
Was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life.During the final four years of his life he moved between Naples, Malta, and Sicily until his death. His paintings have been characterized by art critics as combining a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, which had a formative influence on Baroque painting.
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Date:
jan 26, 1571
jan 1, 1610
~ 38 years