Out of the shadows and into the Roman spotlight
Divine saints with dirty feet
Art, anger, and the fatal duel
On the run in Naples, Malta, and Sicily
The final journey and a lasting legacy
sonia Spot the dirty feet on sacred figures to learn how Caravaggio revolutionized art with realism.
sonia Saints with dirty feet
Mud on their soles (oh yeah!) / Bringing the holy down to the street (so real!)
sonia Several of Caravaggio's most famous paintings were rejected by churches because they were deemed too realistic and disrespectful.
Drowned model: Caravaggio reportedly used the body of a drowned prostitute from the Tiber River as his model for the dead Virgin Mary.
sonia In paintings like the Madonna of Loreto, Caravaggio shocked churchgoers by depicting holy pilgrims with visibly dirty, muddy feet.
A style of art that depicts people and things as they realistically appear in everyday life. Caravaggio shocked Rome in 1604 by painting grimy, barefoot pilgrims in his Madonna of Loreto.
Which scientific tool did Caravaggio likely use to project light and models onto his canvas?
Which Caravaggio painting shocked churchgoers by depicting pilgrims with dirty, muddy feet in the foreground?
Why did the church reject Caravaggio's famous painting The Death of the Virgin in 1606?
In The Supper at Emmaus, what detail on Christ's disciple's coat shows Caravaggio's love for gritty realism?
What unusual artistic practice did Caravaggio skip, choosing instead to paint directly onto the canvas?