4th+Period+-+Caravaggio

=4th Period - Caravaggio=

By: Bryn A.

Date of birth: September 28, 1573

Location of birth: Caravaggio,Italy

Parents’ names: Caravaggio was the son of Fermo Merisi. (Mothers name not found)

Family background: Caravaggio was a very mean person. Caravaggio tried to paint his way out of trouble but he was put into prison anyway for murder. In 1606 he killed a man and had the police chase him all the way back to Rome.

Date of death: July 18, 1610

Location of death/grave: Caravaggio died of a fever making his way back to Rome.

Education: Caravaggio was sent off to be a apprentice when he was eleven. Caravaggio had a big effect on The Barque School of Painting.

Career: Caravaggio was a very talented artist but he got into a bunch of trouble. He painted many pictures and a lot of them were beautiful. Caravaggio committed many crimes and murders.

Legacy: Caravaggio was famous for his paintings and artwork he did. Caravaggio painted many different pieces such as: "The Boy Bitten by a Lizard", "The Boy Peeling Fruit", "The Fortune Teller", and many more like the one called "Saint Catherine".

Additional/Interesting information: The many painters who imitated Caravaggio's style soon became known as Caravaggist. He was orphaned at the age of eleven and in the same year was apprenticed to and painter named Simone Peterzano.

Sources Cited (Caravaggio – 4th Period)

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