NAME OF PAINTER | DESCRIPTION |
CARAVAGGIO | CARAVAGGIO WAS KNOWN MONONYMOUSLY AS AN ITALIAN PAINTER ACTIVE IN ROME FOR MOST OF HIS ARTISTIC LIFE. DURING THE FINAL FOUR YEARS OF HIS LIFE, HE MOVED BETWEEN NAPLES, MALTA, AND SICILY UNTIL HIS DEATH. HIS PAINTINGS HAVE BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY ART CRITICS AS COMBINING A REALISTIC OBSERVATION OF THE HUMAN STATE, BOTH PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL, WITH A DRAMATIC USE OF LIGHTING, WHICH HAD A FORMATIVE INFLUENCE ON BAROQUE PAINTING. |
NAME | DESCRIPTION | CITY | STATE/COUNTRY |
BIRTHPLACE | MILAN | ITALY | |
BAPTIZED | MILAN | ITALY | |
CHURCH- WHERE PAINTINGS ARE | SAN LUIGI DEI FRANCESI CHURCH-THE MARTYRDOM OF SAINT MATTHEW | ROME | ITALY |
MUSEUM | GALLERIE DELL’ACCADEMIA | VENICE | ITALY |
DEATHPLACE | HOUSE MARKER | TOSCANA , PORTO EROCOLE | ITALY |
BURIAL | CIMITERO SAN SEBASTIANO PORTO ERCOLE, PROVINCIA DI GROSSETO, | TOSCANA | ITALY |
MONUMENT | CARAVAGGIO MONUMENT – 103 VIA CARAVAGGIO | PORTO ERCOLE | ITALY |