caravaggio

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Italian: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, September 29, 1571 - July 18, 1610) was an Italian painter who was active from the late 16th to the early 17th century. He mainly painted in Rome. In the last four years of his life, he traveled to Naples, Malta and Sicily. Caravaggio is regarded as one of the important founders of Baroque painting. He is famous for his radical naturalism and highly dramatic chiaroscuro. By directly drawing materials from real figures, strengthening the contrast of light and shadow and emotional tension, he completely changed the visual language of religious painting and had a profound impact on European painting in the 17th century. Over the course of his career, Caravaggio quickly gained both fame and controversy over his artistic style and personal experiences. His works aroused widespread repercussions in Rome and gave birth to "Caravaggioism", which influenced Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and France. In the late 17th century, as artistic taste shifted to classicism, its reputation declined. Since the 20th century, Caravaggio has been re-evaluated by art historical research and is regarded as one of the important pioneers of realist tradition and modern painting.