Artist Profile-- Caravaggio

 Full Name: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
 1571- 1610
 Hometown: Caravaggio in northern Italy

    His father, Fermo Merisi, was a household administrator and architect decorator to the marchese of Caravaggio. His Mother's name was Lucia Aratori.
    Michelangelo Studied in Milan with a 4 year apprenticeship under painter Sime Peterzano. In his twenties, he went to Rome. There he made lasting friendships with Prospero Orsi, Onorio Longhi, and Mario Minniti. Michelangelo had a temper, and often found himself getting into trouble. He was arrested many times for getting into brawls and various other things. In 1606, he got into an argument and let his temper get out of control. He stabbed the man with his sword and killed him. He fled Rome to avoid justice. He became a knight in Malta, but that came to end when he got into a fight with another knight and went to prison. He escaped and continued onto Naples, where a brawl left him very disfigured.
     Caravaggio worked mainly with oil paints on canvas. He painted using realism and theatrical styles of lighting. He was a painter during the Baroque Era.

5 World Events During Lifetime:
First Theatre in England was built
William of orange was assassinated
English Attempted to establish a colony on Roanoke Island, but the colonists disappeared
Henry IV converted to Catholicism to secure the throne

3 Most Famous Works:
The Cardsharps
The Calling of St. Matthew
The Supper at Emmaus

The Cardsharps
  In this painting, a young boy is playing cards with two cardsharps. While the boy is studying his cards, the other two are looking over his shoulder and signaling to each other. The young boy is being duped.

The Calling of St. Matthew
   In this painting, a group of men are sitting around a table. Christ has entered the room along with a bright light. Christ is pointing at one of the men as is to say "follow me" and the man is pointing at himself as if to clarify if Christ means him.