The Musicians
Caravaggio · 1595
Why it's great
Four young men dressed as ancient Greeks tune their instruments, including a lute and a cornett, with sheet music on the table. Caravaggio painted it in about 1595, and he painted himself as the boy at the back.
Where to see it
📍 Metropolitan Museum of ArtManhattan, United States
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Caravaggio was an Italian painter born in 1571, whose real name was Michelangelo Merisi. He painted dramatic scenes lit by a strong beam of light with deep shadows and used ordinary people as models. He had a violent temper, had to flee Rome after a fight, and died in 1610.
