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Caravaggio's Life in Weeks

Italian painter whose revolutionary use of chiaroscuro and dramatic realism transformed Western art. His intense, emotionally charged paintings influenced the entire Baroque movement.

1571–1610 Italian Painter 2,020 weeks (38 years)

Caravaggio's 2,020 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

2,020
Total Weeks
14,140
Days Lived
5
Key Milestones
38
Years

Key Milestones

Age 13 · Week ~676

Apprenticed to the painter Simone Peterzano in Milan

Age 21 · Week ~1,092

Arrived in Rome and began painting for Cardinal del Monte

Age 28 · Week ~1,456

Painted The Calling of Saint Matthew and The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew

Age 35 · Week ~1,820

Killed a man in a brawl and fled Rome as a fugitive

Age 38 · Week ~1,976

Died under mysterious circumstances on a beach in Tuscany

Legacy

Pioneered a dramatic style of painting using stark chiaroscuro that influenced Rubens, Bernini, Rembrandt, and virtually every major painter who followed. Works like The Calling of Saint Matthew redefined religious art.

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