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Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)
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Caravaggio: The Cardsharps Caravaggio: Bacchus Caravaggio: The Calling of St. Matthew Caravaggio: The Entombment of Christ Caravaggio: The Death of the Virgin The Calling of St. Matthew, oil on canvas by Caravaggio, 1597–98; in the Contarelli Chapel, San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome. The Deposition of Christ, oil on canvas by Caravaggio, 1602–04; in the Pinacoteca, Vatican Museums, Vatican City.
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The Deposition of Christ, oil on canvas by Caravaggio, 1602–04; in the Pinacoteca, Vatican Museums, Vatican City.
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Also Known As Michelangelo Merisi
Born September 29, 1571? • Milan • Italy
Died July 18, 1610 • Italy
Notable Works “Boy with a Basket of Fruit” • “Death of the Virgin” • “The Beheading of St. John the Baptist” • “The Burial of St. Lucy” • “The Calling of St. Matthew” • “The Conversion of St. Paul” • “The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew” • “The Musicians” • “The Seven Acts of Mercy” • “Sick Bacchus”
Movement / Style Baroque art and architecture • realism • tenebrism

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Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)
Caravaggio: The Cardsharps
Caravaggio: Bacchus
Caravaggio: The Calling of St. Matthew
Caravaggio: The Entombment of Christ
Caravaggio: The Death of the Virgin
The Calling of St. Matthew, oil on canvas by Caravaggio, 1597–98; in the Contarelli Chapel, San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome.
The Deposition of Christ, oil on canvas by Caravaggio, 1602–04; in the Pinacoteca, Vatican Museums, Vatican City.
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