There’s certain artists whose works immediately strike me, and I develop an infatuation with their paintings. Caravaggio is one of those artists. A Baroque painter from 16th-century...
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There’s certain artists whose works immediately strike me, and I develop an infatuation with their paintings. Caravaggio is one of those artists. A Baroque painter from 16th-century Italy, his most notable works are primarily Biblical in theme (three being from the Old Testament). If you have even a passing interest in art, I’d wager to say you’ve seen some of his paintings.
But as far as I can remember, he’s been one of my favorite painters, ever. There are others on that list (Jacques-Louis David and William-Adolphe Bouguereau, for example), but each time I look at a Caravaggio painting, there is something so striking and moving that it looks like a still from a movie, and I want to immerse myself in that world.
