🎨 ART
Caravaggio's Life in Weeks
Italian painter whose revolutionary use of chiaroscuro and dramatic realism transformed Western art. His intense, emotionally charged paintings influenced the entire Baroque movement.
Caravaggio's 2,020 Weeks
Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones
Key Milestones
Apprenticed to the painter Simone Peterzano in Milan
Arrived in Rome and began painting for Cardinal del Monte
Painted The Calling of Saint Matthew and The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew
Killed a man in a brawl and fled Rome as a fugitive
Died under mysterious circumstances on a beach in Tuscany
Legacy
Pioneered a dramatic style of painting using stark chiaroscuro that influenced Rubens, Bernini, Rembrandt, and virtually every major painter who followed. Works like The Calling of Saint Matthew redefined religious art.
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