Caravaggio And The Caravaggesque
Caravaggio, arguably one of the best Baroque artists of all time. Best known for
his extremely detailed, and realistic style of Baroque art, which, when paired
together with Annibale Carracci (1560 1609 ) classical style, allowed for him to
overshadow the almost mundane style of Mannerism. Though he was not considered
the best artist of his time, when he was alive, he managed to reinvigorate religious
art in both Rome and Naples, allowing for wide spread change in the religious art
world, that, after spreading through Rome, reached almost all corners of Europe.
Though Caravaggiowas acursed with a violent hand, he is considered to be one of
the most influential artists of the 17th century, as his style revolved around taking
certain characteristics from previous afamed artists, thus allowing for him to create
his own unique style that was recognized nationwide, leading to the term
caravaggesque, meaning, when a painting mimics the style of his works, it is deemed
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From, 1584 1592 he lived in Milan, learning how to paint, being shown both style
and technique from the artist Simone Peterzano ( 1540 1596 ) . At the age of 21, a
young and talented Caravaggio moved to Rome in order to further pursue his
career as an artist, and indeed, this is when Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte
first noticed his work. Cardinal Francesco first noticed Caravaggio after observing
one of his paintings, The Cardsharps ( 1594 ), the Cardinal, upon seeing such talent,
had Caravaggio go work for Cardinal Matthew Contarelli, in the Contarelli Chapel.
The two paintings Caravaggio made were, The Calling of Saint Matthew (1599
1600) and, The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew (1599