Tag: Who Is Caravaggio?

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, known simply as Caravaggio, is one of the most renowned and fascinating painters of the Baroque era. He is mainly celebrated for his masterful use of light and dark, a technique known as chiaroscuro. Caravaggio’s innovative approach to chiaroscuro revolutionized the art world, creating dramatic contrasts that brought his subjects to…