The success of The Cardsharps, one of his first independent works, attracted the patronage of Cardinal Del Monte, for whom he painted The Lute Player.
The original version of one of his most famous works gave one title figure large, awkward feet and knees, and was rejected. His early works included The Music Party and the realistic Boy with a Basket of Fruit. The success of The Cardsharps, one of his first independent works, attracted the patronage of Cardinal Del Monte, for whom he painted The Lute Player. His most famous cycle of paintings is displayed in the Contarelli Chapel of San Luigi dei Francesi. His Death of the Virgin scandalously featured bared legs and a swollen belly, and his other religious works included The Deposition of Christ and a three-part cycle on Matthew the Evangelist, including St. Matthew's Vocation. FTP, identify this mannerist painter of Supper at Emmaus.
The original version of one of his most famous works gave one title figure large, awkward feet and knees, and was rejected.
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio