Also known as
  • Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (September 28 1571 – 18 July 1610) was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. He is commonly placed in the Baroque school, of which he was the first great representative. Even in his own lifetime Caravaggio was considered enigmatic, fascinating, rebellious and dangerous. He burst upon the Rome art scene in 1600, and thereafter never lacked for commissions or patrons, yet he handled his success atrociously. An early... full article at wikipedia

  People

Gender
Date of birth
  • Sep 29, 1571
Place of birth
Country of nationality
Profession
Spouse (or domestic partner)
Employment history
Height
Weight
Quotations
Places lived
Date of death
  • Jul 18, 1610
Place of death
Cause of death
Date of cremation
Place of cremation
Date of burial
Place of burial
With the exception of Wikipedia summaries and some images the content on this page is typically distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution license or Public Domain.
Wikipedia.gif
The original description for this topic was automatically generated from the Wikipedia article "Caravaggio" licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Musicbrainz
The album, artist, and track information originated from the MusicBrainz page entitled "Caravaggio." The information is Public Domain.

Topic History

Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by mw_prop_bot 1 day ago

Map

Loading map...

Recent Discussions about Caravaggio

There are no conversations on this topic. Would you like to start one?

Start the Discussion