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One of the most important and ambitious projects featuring Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio (1571 – 1610), with an exceptional number of autograph paintings and an itinerary of difficult-to-view pieces and new discoveries in one of the places symbolizing the connection between this artist and his patrons.
Artist: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio Title: The Adoration of the Shepherds Year: 1609 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 314 cm x 211 cm Location: Regional Museum of Messina, Sicily In the early 17th century, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, a luminary…
David with the Head of Goliath is, according to art historians, a self-portrait of Caravaggio. Some argue that both figures are representative of Caravaggio, with the young figure of David representing young Caravaggio, and the detached and bloody head of…
Some men carve their destinies with swords; others wield brushes that cut just as deep. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was both—a master of light and shadow, and a man whose life was as dark and turbulent as his paintings. He…
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