fuck yeah, caravaggio!

Caravaggio. The Taking of Christ, detail, c. 1602, The National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin

Caravaggio. The calling of Saint Matthew (detail).

All works, no matter what or by whom painted, are nothing but bagatelles and childish trifles… unless they are made and painted from life, and there can be nothing… better than to follow nature.”

Caravaggio

Il Caravaggio, Madonna Palafrenieri

Testa di Medusa (detalle), 1597 Óleo sobre lienzo, 60 cm × 55 cm Caravaggio Galería Uffizi, Florencia, Italia

 Cupid as Victor (1601) | Caravaggio

Caravaggio - Madonna dei Pellegrini, 1604-1606 (detail)

Caravaggio, Davide e Golia

#deathinart

“Salome with the Head of John the Baptist" (detail), c.1609, Caravaggio.

Boy with a basket of fruit, detail (c.1593) by Caravaggio 

  Caravaggio Deposition from the cross, circa1600-1604  oil on canvas  300 x 203cm