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Portrait of a Courtesan by Caravaggio

Portrait of a Courtesan

Caravaggio · 1590

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Artist
Caravaggio
Date
1590
Location
Gemäldegalerie Berlin
ART MOVEMENTS
Academic artBaroque
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Caravaggio

1571–1610 · Duchy of Milan

Caravaggio, the fiery Italian painter, revolutionized art with his dramatic use of light and shadow, capturing raw human emotion directly on canvas.

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