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Caravaggio: the paintings by Michelangelo Merisi

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David con la testa di Golia | Caravaggio

Caravaggio, David con la testa di Golia – Galleria Borghese.

CARAVAGGIO: THE PAINTINGS BY MICHELANGELO MERISI 

Caravaggio is famous both for his adventurous life and the anguished realism of his works. His existence was a succession of works of genius and coups de theatre, conflicts with his clients, which caused even the refusal of some of his works and violent brawls.
READ ALSO: The life of Caravaggio, 5 things to know.

Caravaggio in his paintings expressed the grief and the suffering of human beings, and the realism of his works attracted a lot of followers and imitators.
Here are Caravaggio’s works you must know and where you can admire them.

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Caravaggio on exhibition in Milan

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Riposo durante la fuga in Egitto | Caravaggio

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Riposo durante la fuga in Egitto, 1596-1597. Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Roma © 2017 Amministrazione Doria Pamphilj s.r.l.

CARAVAGGIO ON EXHIBITION IN MILAN

One of the most long-awaited exhibitions of autumn 2017 is the exhibition dedicated to Caravaggio in Milan.
It doesn’t often happen that you have the chance to admire so many works by Michelangelo Merisi all together.

The exhibition Inside Caravaggio housed at the Palazzo Reale (the Royal Palace) in Milan from September 29th 2017 to January 28th 2018 will feature 20 masterpieces.

READ ALSO: The life of Caravaggio, 5 things to know.

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The life of Caravaggio: 5 things to know

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Caravaggio | Bacco

Caravaggio, Bacco

THE LIFE OF CARAVAGGIO: 5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT MICHELANGELO MERISI

The life of Caravaggio, birth name Michelangelo Merisi, is as adventurous as a novel, where the marvel arisen from his works combines with the mysteries of his violent life made up of excess.

“When there’s no energy, there is not colour, no shape, there is no life”-Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio.

It’s impossible for you not to love at least one painting by Caravaggio.
I love “Vocazione de San Matteo” for example.
Which is your favourite painting? Write it in your comments.

Here are 5 things to know about Caravaggio and his life lived to the fullest.

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Still life Caravaggio: Caravaggio’s Basket of Fruit

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Caravaggio | Canestra di Frutta

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STILL LIFE: CARAVAGGIO AND THE BASKET OF FRUIT

Still life Caravaggio. Caravaggio’s Basket of Fruit is considered to be the first Italian still-life painting, a pictorial genre which already existed and had a long tradition behind, and whose undisputed masters were the Flemish painters.
In Italy the use of still life was only a decorative addition, but thanks to Caravaggio at last it became an independent subject.

Caravaggio with his Basket of Fruit gave still life new dignity, by putting it on the same level as figurative painting.
Caravaggio didn’t search for aesthetically pleasing representations, but he searched for reality, because to him painting meant to accept life as it is, without decorations and with all its imperfections.

READ ALSO: Caravaggio: the paintings by Michelangelo Merisi

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Vocation of St. Matthew by Caravaggio

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Michelangelo Merisi detto il Caravaggio (1571 – 1610) “The calling of Saint Matthew/Vocazione di San Matteo” (1599 – 1600), Oil on canvas, cm 322 x 340, Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi, Roma.

When I travel to Rome, I cannot help but find at least 5 minutes to go to the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, because some of the most spectacular works of the seventeenth century and which are considered Caravaggio’s masterpieces are located there.

Among Caravaggio’s most investigated works is definitely the “Calling of St. Matthew” at the Contarelli Chapel in the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome. It is his first commission for a public place and he made the aforementioned canvas confronted by the Martyrdom of St. Matthew at the turn of the 16th century.

Vocation of St. Matthew by Caravaggio

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