Italian artist Caravaggio is beloved by many, but had he lived today he may have been cancelled. A ‘fan’ goes behind his work ...

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Caravaggio was known for using people he knew as his models, often from low social classes and including courtesans, like Fillide Melandroni of Siena, who was famous in Rome at the time.

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The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who revolutionized the use of light and ...

The Jubilee year of 1600 was a watershed for Caravaggio — he received his first major public commission, the Contarelli chapel in San Luigi dei Francesi, so the chapel would be ready for pilgrims.

But Caravaggio pares it down to a single moment and only five people: Ursula, the Hun prince, a soldier, and two additional bystanders, one of which appears to be a self-portrait. ...

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Caravaggio even paints a self-portrait in the work, depicting himself illuminating the scene with a lantern. It’s a testament to his narrative genius,” Clement Salomon explained.

There's Caravaggio's first religious painting, St. Francis of Assisi, who's depicted in an angel's arms while one of his early companions, Brother Leo, is barely visible in the surrounding darkness.