Wanted for murder, Caravaggio fled Rome, going first to Naples and then to Malta, where he joined the military and religious order of the Knights of Malta. True to form, he got into a fight with another member of the order and was expelled. Caravaggio then settled in Sicily before returning to Naples, where he lived for some time. In Naples, located in the neighborhood where Caravaggio spent much of his time working and partying, the Contarelli Chapel inside the Church of Saint Louis of the French contains a sequence from the life of Saint Matthew. The Calling of Saint Matthew 1600 depicts the moment when Christ inspires Matthew to follow him, but the action takes place in which Caravaggio placed his canvases in intimate, everyday spaces plunged into shadow and illuminated them with a light intense and oblique. Triumphantly naked, he lies down on a lambskin while grabbing a ram by the arms. Basilica of S. Agostino, Via di S. A painting by Caravaggio can be admired free of charge at the Basilica of S. Agostino, in the Campo Marzio district, in the historic center of Rome. Open. 30 p.m.-12 p.m., 4 p.m.-7:30 p.m. For more details, see the website. Basilica of S. Maria del Popolo, Piazza del Popolo. Italian artist Michelangelo Merisibetter known as Caravaggio 1571-1610 was a 19th century painter whose dramatic style had a profound impact on Baroque painting. He used an intense contrast of light and dark, dynamic action poses and figures based on real people to create powerful paintings with an intense Caravaggio theme. By Eva Sarah Molcard. 1. Caravaggio was orphaned at a very young age. Caravaggio was born, while the bubonic plague was still ravaging a large part of the European population. His father, grandfather, and grandmother each died of the plague within three days when Caravaggio was only six years old, Caravaggio: Directed by Derek Jarman. With Nigel Terry, Sean Bean, Garry Cooper, Dexter Fletcher. An account of the 18th century painter's life through his brilliant, almost blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld. Caravaggio. He already had behind him a series of indelible masterpieces, created for patrons and Roman churches: “The Last Supper at Emmaus”, “The Call of Saint Matthew” in the. Please consider supporting this channel on Patreon, thank you https:www.patreon.com user u 53686503 or if you prefer a one-time donation - https:www.paypal.c.