Caravaggio

Timeline

1. 1601–1605Rome · Papal StatesCaravaggio received numerous commissions from the Church and nobility in Rome, creating works such as 'The Entombment of Christ', 'Death of the Virgin', and 'David with the Head of Goliath', establishing the paradigm of Baroque painting through dramatic lighting and down-to-earth sacred figures.
2. 1606–1607Naples · Kingdom of NaplesAfter killing Ranuccio Tomassoni in a duel in 1606, Caravaggio fled Rome south to Naples, where he continued to receive commissions, his style becoming darker and more powerful, and gained the protection of the Colonna family.
3. 1608–1610Porto Ercole · Grand Duchy of TuscanyCaravaggio went to Malta, where he was granted knighthood but later imprisoned for reasons unknown, then escaped to Sicily and continued painting. In 1610, while returning to Rome with a papal pardon, he fell ill and died at Porto Ercole at only about thirty-nine years of age, leaving a profound artistic legacy.