Caravaggio

Child terrible of the Baroque, painter of genius with an impetuous temperament, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, known as Caravaggio (1571–1610), is at the origin of a true pictorial revolution. His unconventional naturalism and his mastery of Darkism have won him as many admirers as he has criticized. Caravaggio worked for the Church - the main sponsor at the time - and offered a new interpretation of the Holy Scriptures. His eventful and romantic life - brawls, homosexuality, scandals - ends with exile and murder.