Caravaggio

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

/ ˌkær əˈvɑ dʒoʊ; Italian ˌkɑ rɑˈvɑd dʒɔ /

noun

Mi·chel·an·ge·lo Me·ri·si da

[mahy-kuh l-an-juh-loh muh-ree-zee dah, mik-uh l-; Italian mee-kel-ahn-je-law me-ree-zee dah] /ˌmaɪ kəlˈæn dʒəˌloʊ məˈri zi dɑ, ˌmɪk əl-; Italian ˌmi kɛlˈɑn dʒɛ lɔ mɛˈri zi dɑ/,c1565–1609?, Italian painter.

Example sentences from the Web for caravaggio

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.

Alexander McCall Smith’s Art Book Bag |Alexander McCall Smith |September 4, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
“Caravaggio did not die in Porto Ercole of an illness,” he says.

Vincenzo Pacelli Says Knights of Malta Murdered Artist Caravaggio |Barbie Latza Nadeau |April 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Neither killed Caravaggio, says a Naples professor in a new book.

Vincenzo Pacelli Says Knights of Malta Murdered Artist Caravaggio |Barbie Latza Nadeau |April 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

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

Vincenzo Pacelli Says Knights of Malta Murdered Artist Caravaggio |Barbie Latza Nadeau |April 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
But his other works, in the breadth and strength of their lights and shades, rather remind us of the school of Caravaggio.

The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 2 (of 6) |Luigi Antonio Lanzi
Meanwhile the Venetian army from the east occupied Caravaggio, and advanced to Lodi.

Europe in the Sixteenth Century 1494-1598, Fifth Edition |A. H. (Arthur Henry) Johnson
He had a good deal of Caravaggio's strength, together with a depth and breadth of color suggestive of the Venetians.

A Text-Book of the History of Painting |John C. Van Dyke
It would show but small acquaintance with Michelangelo and Caravaggio to attribute to them the grace of Albano.

A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 5 (of 10) |Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Caravaggio and his followers were mere naturalists; Arpino and his scholars pure idealists.

The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 2 (of 6) |Luigi Antonio Lanzi

British Dictionary definitions for caravaggio

Caravaggio

/ (Italian karaˈvaddʒo) /

noun

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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