Caravaggio

[ kar-uh-vah-joh; Italian kah-rah-vahd-jaw ]

noun

1. Mi·chel·an·ge·lo Me·ri·si da [mahy-k, uh, l-, an, -j, uh, -loh m, uh, -, ree, -zee dah, mik-, uh, l-, mee-kel-, ahn, -je-law me-, ree, -zee dah], c1565–1609?, Italian painter.

Caravaggio

/ karaˈvaddʒo /

noun

1. CaravaggioMichelangelo Merisi da15711610MItalianARTS AND CRAFTS: painter 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.

Example Sentences

She was as majestic as the finest sculpture by Caravaggio or the most coveted portrait by Rodin.

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The Lost PaintingBy Jonathan Harr Not all of us have lost paintings by Caravaggio in our parlour.

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“Caravaggio did not die in Porto Ercole of an illness,” he says.

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Neither killed Caravaggio, says a Naples professor in a new book.

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There is no question that master artist Caravaggio lived a complicated life.

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His earlier works were in the robust and forcible style of Caravaggio (see No. 172).

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As a young man, he settled in Rome, where he became acquainted with Caravaggio.

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He especially studied the works of Caravaggio, and went afterwards to Parma to study Correggio.

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This artist went early in life to Rome, where he acquired the style of Caravaggio (see 172).

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Matias de Torres, a Spanish painter, affected the style of Caravaggio.

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