![]() ![]() ![]() Primarily a painter of religious works, his first public works were highly acclaimed, such as the decoration of the Contarelli Chapel in San Luigi dei Francesi (1599–1602) and of the Cerasi Chapel in Santa Maria del Popolo (1600–1602). At first he painted genre works, particularly ambiguous works about young boys accompanied by still-life elements. Under his patronage, Caravaggio developed a radical new style rooted in naturalistic observation and the use of tenebrism (strong contrasts of light and shade), which rejected the prevailing values of mannerist artists, such as the Cavaliere. Initially, he struggled to establish a career, falling out with one of the city’s most successful painters, the Cavaliere d’Arpino, but he was then adopted by Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte. After an apparently unfinished apprenticeship in Milan, Caravaggio moved to Rome. He continues to fascinate both for the revolutionary nature of his art and the lurid details of his life. Michelangelo Merisi (b. 1571–d. 1610), generally known from his birthplace in Lombardy as Caravaggio, was one of the founders of the baroque style. ![]()
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