Caravaggio
1571–1610 · Italian · 32 artworks
Baroquetenebrismchiaroscurorealismdramatic compositionuse of common people as models
artist bio
Caravaggio was an Italian painter active in Rome, Naples, Sicily, and Malta. He is known for his dramatic use of light and shadow (tenebrism) and his realistic depictions of human figures, which had a profound influence on Baroque painting.
what you'll learn
Studying Caravaggio's work allows students to understand the dramatic use of light and shadow to create emotional intensity and realism in painting. Students can also learn about composition, narrative, and the use of everyday people as models.
related: Rembrandt van Rijn, Artemisia Gentileschi, Peter Paul Rubens
32 artworks
Martha and Mary Magdalene
1598
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Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt and his Page
1608
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Calling of Saint Matthew
1600
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Madonna and Child with St. Anne
1606
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Madonna of Loreto
1604
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Saint Jerome
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The Calling of Saint Matthew
1600
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Portrait of Maffeo Barberini
1598
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Judith Beheading Holofernes
1599
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Crowning with Thorns
1604
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Saint Jerome Writing
1607
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Saint Francis in Prayer
1610
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Still Life with Flowers and Fruit
1601
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Boy with a Basket of Fruit
1593
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Tobias heals his blind father
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Portrait of a Courtesan
1597
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Young Sick Bacchus
1593
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Christ before Caiaphas
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Musicians
1595
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Christ at the Column
1607
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Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
1607
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Ecce Homo
1605
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Saint Ana
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Portrait of Fra Antionio Martelli
1608
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Bacchus
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Still Life with Fruit
1603
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Denial of Saint Peter
1610
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The Fortune Teller
1599
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria
1598
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Saint Matthew and the Angel
1602
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The arrest of Christ
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Inspiration of Saint Matthew
1602
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