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The 20 pages that link to Caravaggio, each with the reason it gives.

• ChiaroscuroRelated: His forceful use of shadow made chiaroscuro a defining feature of Baroque painting.

• BaroqueRelated: His dramatic realism helped establish a powerful early model for Baroque painting.

• Still lifeRelated: His Basket of Fruit is an early, influential example of a still life treated as an independent subject.

• TenebrismRelated: His paintings established the most influential model of tenebrist lighting.

• Artemisia GentileschiRelated: Caravaggio’s Roman innovations formed part of the visual world in which Gentileschi developed.

• Naturalism (art)Related: His unidealized models made religious scenes feel grounded in ordinary experience.

• Baroque paintingRelated: His tenebrist lighting became one of the style's most influential visual signatures.

• Jusepe de RiberaRelated: Caravaggio’s work in Naples helped shape the artistic language Ribera adopted and transformed.

• Francisco de ZurbaránRelated: Caravaggio’s lighting offered a broader artistic precedent for Zurbarán’s forceful contrasts.

• Judith Slaying HolofernesRelated: His earlier treatment of Judith and Holofernes helped establish a model Gentileschi reworked.

• Utrecht CaravaggismRelated: His paintings in Rome supplied the models Utrecht artists encountered and adapted.

• Roberto LonghiRelated: Longhi’s writing and exhibitions helped establish Caravaggio’s central place in modern art history.

• Gerard van HonthorstRelated: Honthorst encountered Caravaggio’s work in Rome and adapted its dramatic lighting.

• Georges de La TourRelated: His innovations provide a key comparison for La Tour's realism and shadowed scenes.

• Road to Emmaus appearanceRelated: His Supper at Emmaus paintings interpret the instant the disciples recognize Jesus.