| Person | Born | Died | Gender | Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amerighi da Caravaggio | Milan | 1571 | Poro Ercole | 1610 | M | P0755 |
| Instrument(s) | Professional group | Social status | Social sphere | Why is the person listed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| guitar guitarra | Artist | Professional | Urban | Artist Artist (painter) |
| Years active | Place active | Century | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1592 (1595?) and 1610 | Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily | 16cent | Italy |
Michelangelo Merisi (or Amerighi) da Caravaggio (Italian pronunciation: [karaˈvaddʒo]; Milan, 29 September 1571 – 18 July? 1610) was an Italian painter active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1592 (1595?) and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on Baroque painting (...) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravaggio acc. 04/01/15