Caravaggio

Caravaggio (1571–1610) was an Italian painter whose naturalistic figures and stark contrasts of light and shadow reshaped Baroque painting.

Chiaroscuro: The use of contrasting light and dark to model forms and create visual depth. Caravaggio intensified this established technique into a defining feature of his compositions.
The Calling of Saint Matthew: A painting by Caravaggio depicting Christ calling Matthew, made for the Contarelli Chapel in Rome. Its beam of light turns a Gospel episode into a tense encounter in a contemporary room.
Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte: An Italian cardinal and art patron who supported Caravaggio during his early years in Rome. His household provided the painter with protection, commissions, and access to influential circles.
Simone Peterzano: A Milanese painter who trained Caravaggio as an apprentice. His workshop was Caravaggio's documented early artistic training.
Caravaggisti: Painters who adopted or adapted Caravaggio's naturalism and dramatic use of light and shadow. These artists made his visual innovations a wider movement rather than a personal style.
Tenebrism: A painting style that uses deep darkness and sharply concentrated illumination. His dramatic spotlight effects became a leading model for this approach.
The Supper at Emmaus: A painting by Caravaggio showing the moment the risen Christ is recognized at a meal. The gestures and still life make revelation unfold across an ordinary table.
Giovanni Baglione: An Italian painter and writer who competed with Caravaggio and chronicled artists of his era. Their rivalry included a libel trial that exposes tensions around Caravaggio's Roman reputation.
Mannerism: A sixteenth-century European style marked by artificial elegance, complex compositions, and elongated forms. Caravaggio's direct observation and solid figures opposed many mannerist conventions.
Caravaggism: The artistic movement inspired by Caravaggio's naturalism, tenebrism, and dramatic compositions. It names the influence his paintings exerted across Europe.

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