My studio is the street.
Il mio studio è la strada.
Artists
Caravaggio
Born near Milan in 1571, Caravaggio opened the door to Baroque painting through dramatic chiaroscuro. He cast street people as saints and died a fugitive at thirty-eight after killing a man.
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