Art History Terms to Know: The Caravaggisti
Caravaggio (click the name to read more about him) was a trailblazer in the Italian Baroque. He was a painter who used tenebrism and lead the Baroque movement to its height.
Caravaggio was very protective of his artistic style throughout his life. He even went so far as to threaten painters that he believed were copying (Caravaggio was know as a hot head). However after his death in 1610, a group of many artists came to be known as his followers. While none of these artists met or worked with Caravaggio, this group of followers became known as the Caravaggisti. One example is Artemisia Gentileschi.
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