Art Talks: Michelangelo Merisi Da Caravaggio

Caravaggio has the longest rap sheet of any major artist. He carried weapons without a permit, assaulted a waiter, and even killed a foe in a brawl. Yet his dramatic lighting and use of authentic lower-class models in altarpieces such as The Calling of St. Matthew (1600) conveyed intense expressive power and revolutionized the art of the Baroque period.