Caravaggio (b. 1571) is among the newest of the Old Masters. Though in one contemporary's estimation he was egregius in urbe pictor, the outstanding painter in Rome, he fell out of fashion a few ...

In his 2025 biography, “Hope,” Francis spoke of his admiration for the Baroque painter Caravaggio. He recalled that during his travels to Rome as a cardinal, he prayed in front of the painting ...

The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio ROME -- The Roman basilica of the Augustinians ...

Con le macerie della guerra ancora fumanti, a Caravaggio fu applicato il filtro ... leggendo la sua intera opera come un riflesso della biografia è riduttivo se non avvilente, come quando si ...

So the whole picture is involving. But what I am repeatedly drawn to is not the baroque space or Caravaggio’s tenebrism (his brilliant manipulation of pockets of lights within enveloping darkness).

Caravaggio, born as Michelangelo Merisi, was a virtuoso of the chiaroscuro technique of lighting to make his subjects seem to come alive. He led a short and turbulent life, which included a forced ...