Caravaggio Exhibition

Caravaggio's life was intoxicating, dangerous, and full of mysteries. In 1600, he suddenly appeared in the art scene of Rome, and since then, he never lacked commissions and patronage, despite managing his success very poorly. The earliest critique about him appeared in 1604, which described his lifestyle about three years prior, saying 'He would work for two weeks and then swagger about with a sword at his side for a month or two, with a servant following him, from one tennis court to another, always ready to argue and fight, making it extremely awkward to be with him.' In 1606, Caravaggio killed a young man in a brawl, and a bounty was placed on his head, prompting him to flee Rome. In 1608, he was involved in another fight in Malta, and in the following year, 1609, in Naples, yet another fight, this time possibly with some unidentified adversaries seeking his life. By the next year, after just over a decade of his career as a painter, Caravaggio left this world.