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        <h1>(Michelangelo Merisi) Caravaggio Biography (1571-1610)</h1>
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                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-narcissus.jpg" alt="Caravaggio painting, Narcissus, ca. 1599-1600" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio, Narcissus, ca. 1599-1600, oil on canvas, 112 x 92 cm, Galleria Nazionale d’Art Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome</div>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Born in 1571, Michelangelo Merisi, later called Caravaggio, was born in either Milan or a town called Caravaggio near Milan. He was he son of a ducal architect. He began training in art at the young age of 13 and continued training until he turned 17.</p>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">In 1592, Caravaggio left home for Rome. He arrived penniless. He received recognition because of his association with Giuseppe Cesare d’Aprpno, a painter and art dealer. Via the art business, Caravaggio met patrons who gave him commissions of paintings, the first of which was for the Contarelli Chapel. Caravaggio was so successful in the endeavor that he was later flooded with commissions for other projects.</p>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-incredulity-of-saint-thomas.jpg" alt="Caravaggio art, Incredulity of Saint Thomas" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio, Incredulity of Saint Thomas, 1601-2, oil on canvas, 107 x 146 cm, Siftung Preussische Schlosser und Garten Berlin-Brandenburg</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/Caravaggio_Bacchinomalato.jpg" alt="art"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Baccino Malato</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-the-calling-of-saint-matthew.png" alt="Caravaggio painting, The Calling of Saint Matthew, 2599-1600, 322 x 340 cm, Contarelli Chapel, San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio, The Calling of Saint Matthew, 1599-1600, 322 x 340 cm, Contarelli Chapel, San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/Caravaggio_FruitChest.jpg" alt="art"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Fruit Chest</div>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">During this time, he also achieved some recognition by painting small genre pictures. He also began painting religious figures, but those creations were often rejected. He chose to portray saints and Biblical figures as peasants. He portrayed them with dirty feet, in humble settings. In fact, it is rumored that he used a drowned prostitute as a model for the dead Virgin.</p>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Although Caravaggio became well-known for his art, he also received recognition for his hostile temper. The fact that he could easily give in to outburst made him constantly in trouble with the law. Police records are littered with trails of his arrests for such crimes as assault. In 1606 he had to flee town because of involvement with murder over a bet in a tennis game.</p>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">While traveling to escape possible imprisonment, Caravaggio painted many religious themed masterpieces. Although these are all centered on Biblical images, they are not hopeful or celebratory. In fact, almost all of them emphasize death, pain, sadness, or tribulation.</p>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">In Malta, the Knights of St. John gave him refuge. He created several portraits of the Grand Master, Alof de Wignacourt during this time. His painting was, however, interrupted by an angry quarrel that led to his imprisonment. When freed, he was again on the run.</p>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">In Syracuse and Messina, he created some of his later works such as The Raising of Lazarus. He traveled on to Naples where news reached him that the Pope had given him Pardon. He was arrested again, however, and then released before being able to get on a ship to return home. The ship already held all of his belongings. He was then struck by a fever, and he died before ever making it home to Rome.</p>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/Caravaggio_CenaInEmmaus.jpg" alt="art"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Cena in Emmaus</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/Caravaggio_GiudittaEOloferne.jpg" alt="art"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Giuditta E Oloferne, 1599</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/Caravaggio_TheEntombment.jpg" alt="art"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">The Entombment</div>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">There are no known existing drawings by Caravaggio since he worked directly on the canvas. The fact that his studio was dimly lit is evident in his work. His works usually focus attention on isolated, illuminated figures. Virtually all of his creations have dark backgrounds penetrated by a specific light source that points toward the focal point of the scene.</p>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Although he died at the young age of 39, his impact on the art world was profound. His idea that reality was of central importance paved the way for other artist to follow in his footsteps.</p>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><strong>Caravaggio Discoveries</strong></p>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">A painting sold at auction for about $100,000 in 2001 could be worth millions after experts authenticated it as a work by Italian master Caravaggio.</p>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Apollo the Luteplayer had been sold at Sotheby’s in New York in 2001, where the catalogue listed it as the possible work of 17th Century artist Carlo Magnone.</p>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">It was thought to be a copy of a Caravaggio painting that hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and a similar version of the same painting in Russia’s Hermitage Museum.</p>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/2020/07/CaravaggioDiscovery.jpg" alt="art"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio discovery, Apollo the Luteplayer</div>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">But a 17th Century description of a Caravaggio painting by biographer Giovanni Baglione corresponds exactly with Apollo the Luteplayer.</p>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">After it was cleaned and x-rays were taken, changes and corrections became visible and they suggest it is an original rather than a copy.</p>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Various adjustments, such as to the profile of the boy’s hands, had been made and there were incisions that are characteristic of Caravaggio.</p>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">This would not have been done if it was a copy.</p>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">It is now believed that the painting is an original, with the Hermitage piece being a second original.</p>
                      <p class="wow fadeInLeft" data-wow-delay=".4s">Sir Denis Mahon who is an expert on 16th and 17th century Italian art originally said the painting was not by Caravaggio, but changed his mind after it was cleaned.</p>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-martyrdom-of-saint-matthew.png" alt="Caravaggio painting, The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew, 1599-1600, 23 x 343 cm, Contraelli Chapel, San Luigi dl Francesi, Rome" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio, The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew, 1599-1600, 23 x 343 cm, Contraelli Chapel, San Luigi dl Francesi, Rome</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-the-sacrifice-of-isaac.jpg" alt="Caravaggio painting, The Sacrifice of Isaac, ca. 1603, oil on canvas, 104 x 135 cm, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio, The Sacrifice of Isaac, ca. 1603, oil on canvas, 104 x 135 cm, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-the-crucifixion-of-saint-andrew.jpg" alt="Caravaggio painting, Caravaggio, The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio, The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew, ca. 1607, oil on canvas, 202.5 x 152.7 c, The Cleveland Museum of Art</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-judith-and-holofernes.jpg" alt="Caravaggio painting, Carvaggio, Judith and Holofernes" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio, Judith and Holofernes, ca. 1599, oil on canvas, 145 x 195 cm, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-cerasi-chapel.jpg" alt="Caravaggio painting, Cerasi Chapel, view from front of Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio, Cerasi Chapel, view from front of Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-conversion-of-saint-paul.jpg" alt="Caravaggio painting, Conversion of Saint Paul, 1601" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio, Conversion of Saint Paul, 1601, oil on canas, 230 x 175 cm, Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-crucifixion-of-saint-peter.jpg" alt="Caravaggio painting, Caravaggio, Crucifixion of Saint Peter, 1601" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio, Crucifixion of Saint Peter, 1601, oil on canvas, 230 x 175 cm, Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-supper-at-emmaus.jpg" alt="Caravaggio painting, Supper at Emmaus, 1601" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio, Supper at Emmaus, 1601, oil and egg on canvas, 141 x 196.2 cm, National Gallery, London</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-the-rest-on-the-flight-to-egypt.jpg" alt="Caravaggio painting, The Rest on the Flight to Egypt, ca. 1596-97" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio, The Rest on the Flight to Egypt, ca. 1596-97, oil on canvas, 135.5 x 166.5 cm, Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-the-musicians.jpg" alt="Caravaggio painting, Caravaggio, The Musicians, ca. 1595-96" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio, The Musicians, ca. 1595-96, oil on canvas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-the-fortune-teller.jpg" alt="Caravaggio painting, The Fortune Teller" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio, The Fortune Teller, ca. 1594-95, oil on canvas, 115 x 150 cm, Musei Capitolini, Pinacotheca, Rome</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-the-cardsharps.jpg" alt="Carvaggio, The Cardsharps ca. 1594-95" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Carvaggio, The Cardsharps ca. 1594-95, oil on canvas, 94.2 x 130.9 cm, Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-eros-triumphant.jpg" alt="Caravaggio, Eros Triumphant" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio, Eros Triumphant, 1601-2, oil on canvas, 156 x 113 cm, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemaldegalerie</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-head-of-medusa.jpg" alt="Caravaggio, Head of Medusa" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio, Head of Medusa, 1596-97, oil on canvas, stretched over a shield of poplar, 55 cm in diameter, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence</div>
                      <p align="center" class="wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s"><img src="uploads/artists/artists_a-k/caravaggio/caravaggio-death-of-the-virgin.jpg" alt="Caravaggio, Death of the Virgin" width="auto"></p>
                      <div class="boldcap wow fadeInRight" data-wow-delay=".4s">Caravaggio, Death of the Virgin, 1601-2, oil on canvas, 369 x 245 cm, Musee du Louvre, Paris</div>
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