Caravaggio vs Rembrandt
Two painters, their most-loved works next to each other. Facts from museum records and Wikipedia.
Italian painter (1571–1610)
- Works here
- 21
- Dated
- 1594–1609
- Main era
- Baroque & the Dutch Golden Age
- Where to see
- San Luigi dei Francesi, Santa Maria del Popolo, Kimbell Art Museum, Galleria Borghese
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, known mononymously as Caravaggio, was an Italian painter active in Rome for a significant portion of his artistic life. He began his apprenticeship in Milan in 1584, and during the final four years of his life, he moved between Naples, Malta, and Sicily.
Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669)
- Works here
- 9
- Dated
- 1632–1668
- Main era
- Baroque & the Dutch Golden Age
- Where to see
- Amsterdam Museum, http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/96339d00960f46af8f0348af5c1d2d2b, Mauritshuis, collection Adriaan van der Hoop
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, known mononymously as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of Western art. It is estimated that Rembrandt's surviving works amount to about three hundred paintings, three hundred etchings, and several hundred drawings.
