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The following is a list of paintings by the Italian artist Caravaggio, listed chronologically. [1] List of paintings. Painting Year Name City, Gallery Dimensions
List of paintings by Caravaggio; C. Caravaggio (crater) Caravaggio (1986 film) Caravaggio (miniseries) Cecco del Caravaggio; Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto;
Basket of Fruit, c. 1595–1596, oil on canvas, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan. Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi or Amerighi) was born in Milan, where his father, Fermo (Fermo Merixio), was a household administrator and architect-decorator to the marquess of Caravaggio, a town 35 km (22 mi) to the east of Milan and south of Bergamo. [7]
Caravaggio is shown employing street people, drunks and prostitutes as models for his intense, usually religious paintings. He is depicted as frequently brawling, gambling, getting drunk and is implied to sleep with both male and female models. In the art world, Caravaggio is regarded as vulgar and entitled for his Vatican connections.
A lost Caravaggio painting that was almost mistakenly sold at auction for a bargain price is going on display at the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, after being rescued and restored.
Saint Jerome Writing (Caravaggio, Valletta) St John the Baptist at a Spring; Saint Matthew and the Angel; Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (Caravaggio, London) Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (Caravaggio, Madrid) The Seven Works of Mercy (Caravaggio) Still Life with Fruit (Caravaggio) Supper at Emmaus (Caravaggio, London)
For a more in-depth description and analysis, see the article at Caravaggio.org. [2] Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte, Caravaggio's patron, had a keen interest in alchemy. Caravaggio has painted an allegory of the alchemical triad of Paracelsus: Jupiter stands for sulphur and air, Neptune for mercury and water, and Pluto for salt and earth.
Painters of reality: The legacy of Leonardo and Caravaggio in Lombardy Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on this painting (see index) Media related to Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio (London) at Wikimedia Commons