Caravaggio
- Full name
- Michelangelo Merisi
- Also known as
- Caravaggio
- Born
- 29 September 1571
- Died
- 18 July 1610
- Age at death
- 38 years
- Occupation
- Painter
Caravaggio (1571-1610), or Michelangelo Merisi, was an Italian painter considered one of the leading influencers of modern painting. His artworks combine a realistic perception of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, which had a developmental impact on Baroque painting. Caravaggio utilized close physical observation with a dramatic use of chiaroscuro, known as tenebrism. In addition, he made the method of a dominant stylistic element, obscuring shadows and transfixing subjects in bright shafts of light.
