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Who painted it?
Who painted “Narcissus”?
“Narcissus” was painted by Caravaggio in 1600. Where to see it: Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica.
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What to look for
Caravaggio: figures leaping out of pitch darkness under a hard raking light, ordinary, dirty-footed people as saints, and drama frozen at its most violent moment.
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), known mononymously as Caravaggio, was an Italian painter active in Rome for a significant portion of his artistic life. Wikipedia
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- “The Calling of Saint Matthew”, 1609
- “Amor Vincit Omnia”, 1601
- “Bacchus”, 1598
- “Self-Portrait as Bacchus”, 1595
- “Supper at Emmaus”, 1601
- “The Fortune Teller”, 1594