1st+Period+-+Caravaggio

=1st Period - Caravaggio=

By: Jazanae B.



Date of birth: September 28,1573

Location of birth: Caravaggio, Italy

Parents’ names: He was orphaned by Fermo Meris

Family background: Fermo adopted Caravaggio at the age of 11 years old

Date of death: July 18,1610

Location of death/grave: Rome

Education: He went to Rome and worked as an assistant to Painters Of Lesser

Career: He began selling his paintings through a dealer, the dealer brought Caravaggio to the attention of cardinal Francesco del Monte.

Legacy: He is famous for his paintings that he draws and paints because of its realistically rather than to idealize the human and religious experience. He was also famous for The Calling Of Saint Matthew and The Martyrdom Of Saint Matthew in the 1590's. He was best known for the brawling Italian painter who did The Calling Of Saint Matthew.

Additional/Interesting information: He was orphaned at the age of 11, he was apprenticed to the painter Simone Peterzano of Milan for four years. He was also known for his ability to realistically capture moments for human emotion. For a year his death was a mystery, he was apparently on his way back to Rome for a pardon of his crimes when he went missing at sea. By 2010 it was generally said that he had died from disease possibly Typhus, they took DNA samples from an unmarked mass grave to compare those from his known ancestors.



Sources Cited (Caravaggio – 1st Period)

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