Caravaggio: References & Edit History
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Important early studies of both Caravaggio’s life and his paintings include Bernard Berenson, Caravaggio: His Incongruity and His Fame (1953); Walter Friedlaender, Caravaggio Studies (1955, reissued 1974); R.P. Hinks, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio: His Life, His Legend, His Works (1953); Giuseppe Delogu, Caravaggio (1964; originally published in Italian, 1962); Alfred Moir, Caravaggio (1982); Howard Hibbard, Caravaggio (1983), a synthesis of late 20th-century scholarship; and Richard E. Spear, Caravaggio and His Followers, rev. ed. (1975), on the artist’s influence on 17th-century European painting. Genevieve Warwick (ed.), Caravaggio: Realism, Rebellion, Reception (2006), is a collection of essays.
Among the biographies written in the late 20th and early 21st centuries are Catherine Puglisi, Caravaggio (1998); Peter Robb, M (1998; also published as M: The Man Who Became Caravaggio, 2000), though not reliable; and John Varriano, Caravaggio: The Art of Realism (2006). Helen Langdon, Caravaggio: A Life (1998); and Andrew Graham-Dixon, Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane (2010), are thorough portrayals of the artist, though the latter work is more up-to-date with regard to Caravaggio’s later years. Sybille Ebert-Schifferer, Caravaggio: The Artist and His Work (2012; originally published in German, 2009); and Rossella Vodret, Caravaggio: The Complete Works (2010), are monographs on the artist.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Official Site of Caravaggio. | May 21, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The National Gallery, London - Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571 - 1610). | Nov 21, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 14, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 13, 2025 | ||
| Removed cross-reference to the wrong Francesco Sforza. | Jan 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - The Civilisations Podcast - Episode 5: Caravaggio. | Jan 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Guardian - Who killed Caravaggio and why? His final paintings may hold the key. | Oct 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Caravaggio. | May 09, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: UEN Digital Press with Pressbooks - Caravaggio and Caravaggisti in 17th-century Italy. | Jan 05, 2024 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Nov 28, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art in Context - Cubism Art Movement - Overview, Definition, History and Evolution. | Oct 11, 2023 | ||
| Cross-reference added. | Aug 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Today - Caravaggio Lost at Sea. | Feb 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Caravaggio (1571-1610). | Nov 03, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Endowment for the Humanities - Caravaggio Was the Other Michelangelo of the Renaissance. | Oct 28, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Aug 09, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Virtual Uffizi Gallery - Biography of Caravaggio. | May 02, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Art Story - Biography of Caravaggio. | Dec 06, 2019 | ||
| Deleted duplicate media. | Aug 17, 2016 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Dec 03, 2015 | ||
| Added photographs. | Aug 03, 2015 | ||
| Revised to expand biographical information and details about the artist's painting career. | Jun 18, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Met - Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (15711610) and His Followers. | Apr 08, 2013 | ||
| Added speculative birthdate. |
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May 25, 2010 | |
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 04, 2008 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Apr 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Artist Biographies - Biography of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. | May 24, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - History - Biography of Caravaggio. |
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May 03, 2007 | |
| Added new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Biography of Caravaggio. | Aug 29, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Biography of Caravaggio. | Aug 29, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Olga's Gallery - Caravaggio. | Jun 19, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 17, 2003 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 26, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 28, 1999 |