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What is Caravaggio most known for?
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Caravaggio is most known for his work as an artist. During the late 16th and early 17th centuries, the Italian painter shocked viewers with his dramatic portrayals of familiar historical subjects and everyday people engaging in their daily activities. His work was highly influential due to his use of light and dark, which added tension and gave his work a theatrical quality. Some of Caravaggio's most famous paintings include Young Sick Bacchus, Medusa, The Musicians, The Conversion of Saint Paul, The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist and The Entombment of Christ. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of fine art paintings.
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Fuchsia Bellflowers, Illustration Style Painting, Wild Flowers, Spring Bouquet
Located in Barcelona, ES
This vibrant painting captures the graceful charm of delicate Fuchsia Bellflowers. Sweeping brushstrokes and vivid colors bring these flowers to life, highlighting their stylized sha...
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2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
Warm Arboretum - Abstract Botanical Contemporary Expressive Peach-Tone Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil
The Tug of War - Large Abstract Contemporary Monochrome Cubist-Inspired Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil
"American Cheese", Sewn Collage of Cheesesteak Shop in Textile Cityscape
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"American Cheese" is an original artwork by Eustace Mamba and measures 24"h x 24"w x 1.5"d. The artists cuts, arranges, sews, and collages fabric and paints to create layers of textu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Textile, Paint, Mixed Media
"Sacré-Cœur & Montmatre Paris" French Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Charles Blondin was known for his impressionistic street scenes depicting popular locations in Europe. This painting is a tremendously vivid and alive street scene from Paris in the ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Awakening - Important Royal Academy Oil Painting of Neoclassical Nudes Nymphs
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Awakening’ by Herbert James Draper (1864-1920).
This monumental masterpeice oil painting – which depicts two wood nymphs rising to meet the morning sun – is signed by the artist an...
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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Nude Paintings
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Oil
