Caravaggio

American  

[kar-uh-vah-joh, kah-rah-vahd-jaw] / ˌkær əˈvɑ dʒoʊ, ˌkɑ rɑˈvɑd dʒɔ /

noun

1. Michelangelo Merisi da c1565–1609?, Italian painter.

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Caravaggio British  

/ karaˈvaddʒo /

noun

1. Michelangelo Merisi da (mikeˈlandʒelo meˈriːzi da). 1571–1610, Italian painter, noted for his realistic depiction of religious subjects and for his dramatic use of chiaroscuro.

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Caravaggio

In 1607, a fugitive painter named Caravaggio arrived in Malta on the run from a murder warrant in Rome.

From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026

A native of Bologna, Carracci was renowned in his early career for such unidealized, close-up scenes of everyday life, and his first paintings speak to the moment, and market, that Caravaggio would cultivate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

Caravaggio, master of a lighting technique to make his subjects seem to come alive, has about 65 surviving known works worldwide, only three of which are portraits.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

Clover scooped up a few stuffed animals, but can’t stop thinking about the one they left behind: Caravaggio the lamb, their first stuffy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025

Her handwriting was neat, and I could read what she’d written: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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