Caravaggio (1571-1610) Santa Caterina d’Alessandria (Saint Catherine of Alexandria) c.1598–1599 Oil on canvas, 173 x 133 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This painting was almost certainly commissioned in Rome by Caravaggio’s first patron, Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte. Captured in a strikingly…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Narciso alla fonte (Narcissus) c.1599 Oil on canvas, 113 x 95 cm Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica , Palazzo Barberini, Roma
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Giuditta e Oloferne (Judith Beheading Holofernes) c.1599 Oil on canvas, 145 x 195 cm Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Roma See also: • Melandroni, Fillide (1581-1618)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Martirio di San Matteo (Martyrdom of Saint Matthew) 1599–1600 Oil on canvas 323 x 342 cm Cappella Contarelli, San Luigi dei Francesi, Roma
Rulers: • Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603) • Henri III, King of Navarre (1572-1610) • Henri IV, King of France (1589-1610) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) Births: • Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) • Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Literature: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): As You…