The portrait of the Italian artist Merisi da Caravaggio is painted by painter and draftsman Ottavio Leoni. Michelangelo Caravaggio, the son of a bricklayer, began his career as a father.
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The portrait of the Italian artist Merisi da Caravaggio is painted by painter and draftsman Ottavio Leoni. Michelangelo Caravaggio, the son of a bricklayer, began his career as a father.