Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was born 28th September 1571 in Milan Italy. He was a dynamic painter whose vibrant artist techniques of tenebrism and dramatic realism caused uproar throughout his career. He is known today as one of the most innovative artists of his time.

Caravaggio's father, Fermo Merisi was a known to be an architect/decorator to the local merchants. His mother, Lucia Aratori was the daughter of a baker and came from a well established family within the same region. In 1576 the family moved to Caravaggio to escape a plague which ravaged Milan. Caravaggio's father died in Milan in 1577.

In 1584 he was apprenticed for four years to the painter Simone Peterzano of Milan, and worked on his technical proficiency. In 1588 arrived in Rome, he arrived in Rome, naked and tremendously deprived. Now in possession of exceptional dexterity, he began to work as an assistant to other painters, particularly with lesser skill. Caravaggio began to work for Giuseppe......

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