When is Caravaggio's birthday?

Caravaggio's birthday is September 29. He was born on September 29, 1571 in Milan, Italy.

How old was Caravaggio when he died?

Caravaggio died on July 18, 1610, aged 38.

Who shares a birthday with Caravaggio?

Famous people who share Caravaggio's September 29 birthday include Miguel de Cervantes, Lech Wałęsa, Enrico Fermi, Silvio Berlusconi and Michelle Bachelet.

Art · 1571–1610

Caravaggio — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 29 September 1571 · Died: 18 July 1610 · Age: 38

Italian Baroque painter of The Calling of Saint Matthew whose dramatic light and gritty realism matched his violent life

Did you know?He was forced to flee Rome after killing a man in a brawl that reportedly started over a tennis match.

Quick facts

Date of birth29 September 1571
Date of death18 July 1610
Age at death38
NationalityItalian
BirthplaceMilan, Italy
Occupationpainter

Editor's Take:

Caravaggio painted light and darkness like no one before him. Born in Milan, he made his name in Rome in the 1590s. He used real people from the streets as models for saints. His dramatic contrast of light and shadow, called chiaroscuro, shocked and thrilled viewers. The Calling of Saint Matthew is one of his masterpieces. He was violent and often in trouble with the law. After killing a man in 1606 he fled Rome. He died at 38.

Key Milestones

1599: Calling of Saint Matthew – painting
1601: Supper at Emmaus – painting
1606: Killing – flees Rome
1608: Malta – knighted

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (also Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi da Caravaggio; 29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), known mononymously as Caravaggio, was an Italian painter active in Rome for a significant portion of his artistic life.

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Caravaggio: Master of Light and Shadow

Italian painter, 1571–1610

Caravaggio was born in Milan on 29 September 1571.

He worked in Rome from the 1590s.

He painted The Calling of Saint Matthew around 1600.

He fled Rome after a killing in 1606.

Career highlights

1599Calling of Saint Matthew: painting
1601Supper at Emmaus: painting
1606Killing: flees Rome
1608Malta: knighted
1610Death: Porto Ercole

Did you know?He was briefly made a Knight of Malta before being expelled.

Age at death: 38
Years since death: 416

Family

Father: Felipe duram
Mother: Lucia Aratori

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When is Caravaggio's birthday?: Caravaggio's birthday is September 29. He was born on September 29, 1571 in Milan, Italy.
How old was Caravaggio when he died?: Caravaggio died on July 18, 1610, aged 38.
Who shares a birthday with Caravaggio?: Famous people who share Caravaggio's September 29 birthday include Miguel de Cervantes, Lech Wałęsa, Enrico Fermi, Silvio Berlusconi and Michelle Bachelet.

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