Wonderful Caravaggio, Italian Baroque Famous Artist, 8 Paintings

His expressive paintings had a great influence on the Baroque art style.

“Caravaggio’s art is made from darkness and light. His pictures present spotlit moments of extreme and often agonized human experience." — Andrew Graham-Dixon.

Baroque.

In the 17th century, a new art style captivated Europe. Known as the Baroque period, this era emphasized lavishness and drama.

Caravaggio's paintings combine a realistic observation of the human, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, which had a formative influence on Baroque painting.

Caravaggio (1571–1610)

Chalk portrait of Caravaggio by Ottavio Leoni.

A portrait of the Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

Born: September 29, 1571 (Milan, Italy).

Died: July 18, 1610 (Porto Ercole, Italy).

Art Movement: Baroque

Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi. He was better known as Caravaggio (1571–1610).