Caravaggio Paintings

The life

Caravaggio's early training in Lombardy instilled a commitment to realism and a rejection of idealisation — principles that proved revolutionary when he arrived in Rome. His treatment of religious subjects was scandalously direct: the models for the saints and supplicants in his pictures were genuine peasants with rags, wrinkles and dirty feet, provoking controversy among patrons who preferred the polished refinement of Mannerism.

His career mixed ferocious creativity with an equally tumultuous personal life. He greatly admired Michelangelo, referencing the master's work in several compositions, and his legacy proved enduring — influencing followers such as Artemisia Gentileschi and inspiring later filmmakers including Pasolini, Jarman and Bertolucci. He succumbed to malarial fever at Porto Ercole in 1610, aged just thirty-eight.

Our reproductions

Every Caravaggio reproduction at Direct Art Australia is 100% hand-painted in oils on artist canvas by professional artists — never a print. Our painters build up his deep tenebrist darks first, then pull each sharply lit figure out of the shadow, just as Caravaggio worked. You approve photographs of your painting before it ships, and delivery is free Australia-wide.

Can’t find the Caravaggio work you’re after? We can hand-paint any of his works on request — just ask for a quote.