Caravaggio in Rome

Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610) was born near Bergamo, in Caravaggio, a city of Lombardy. He worked in Rome, where today one can find works of profane and religious character.

Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610) nasceu perto de Bérgamo na cidade Lombarda de Caravaggio. Trabalhou em Roma onde hoje se podem encontrar obras de carácter profano e religioso.

Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610)-'boy with basket of fruit'-oil on canvas-(1593-1594)   Roma-Villa Borghese

Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610)-'young sick Bacchus'-oil on canvas-(1593-1594)   Roma-Villa Borghese

Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610)-'the fortune teller'-oil on canvas-(1593-1594)   Roma-Pinacoteca Capitolina

Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610)-'Judith beheading Holofernes'-oil on canvas-(1599)   Roma-Palazzo Barberini

Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610)-'Saint Pieter'-(1600-1601)   Roma-Chiesa di Santa Maria del Popolo (cappella Cerasi)