Caravaggio also moved to Rome during the Counter-Reformation, in which the Roman Catholic Church tried to stem the rising tide of Protestantism, and was commissioning many works to elevate the social status of the Church. Observing the evolution of his style from his early works (The Fortune Teller, Bacchus and Narcissus) to his major successes ( The Calling of Saint Matthew and Doubting Thomas) to his final paintings (David with the Head of Goliath) is like watching the tumultuous ups and downs of his life. Caravaggio by John T. Spike, Michelangelo Merisi Da Caravaggio's works constitute some of the most stunning works in the entire history of Western painting. Chiaroscuro: One art historian famously said that Caravaggio put the "oscuro" in chiaroscuro. Caravaggio (Masters of Art) by Alfred Moir. Michelangelo was an Italian artist of the High Renaissance whose works exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of art in the west.
The bare, dirty feet of Caravaggio's figures united the artist's works with church teachings which emphasized the poverty of Christ and were also consistent with calls for a simplicity in religious art … Phaidon Press, 1998. Devon Press, 1979. Caravaggio: A Play in Two Acts by Michael Whitney Straight. By the time he had come under the influence of del Monte, Caravaggio … Painting Name Year Technique Dimensions City Gallery Notes Boy Peeling Fruit: c. 1592–1593 Oil on canvas: 75.5 × 64.4 cm Florence, Italy: Fondazione Roberto Longhi: One of several versions, one of which is Caravaggio's earliest known work The following is a list of works of sculpture, architecture, and painting by the Italian Baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini.The numbering follows Rudolph Wittkower's Catalogue, first published in 1955 in Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Milan, 28 September 1571 - Porto Ercole, 18 July 1610) Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Milan, 28 September 1571 - Porto Ercole, 18 July 1610) was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. A prolific painter, Caravaggio was known to work quickly, often starting and completing a painting in just two weeks. Observing the evolution of his style from his early works (The Fortune Teller, Bacchus and Narcissus) to his major successes ( The Calling of Saint Matthew and Doubting Thomas) to his final paintings (David with the Head of Goliath) is like watching the tumultuous ups and downs of his life. He is widely considered the greatest sculptor in the west and though he had low opinion of painting, his frescos on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and The Last Judgement on its altar wall guarantee him a place among the greatest painters. These men not only introduced Caravaggio to others in the art world, but also helped him put his work out in front of others, to gain more notoriety in this field. A prolific painter, Caravaggio was known to work quickly, often starting and completing a painting in just two weeks. In doing this Caravaggio's work represented a type of spiritual populism. Harry N Abrams, 1989. His working methods were equally atypical.
Caravaggio by Catherine Puglisi, Michelangelo Merisi Da Caravaggio.