In what year was Caravaggio born?

Caravaggio was born in 1571, specifically on 29 September, in Milan.

His birth name was Michelangelo Merisi, and “Caravaggio” came from the town in Lombardy associated with his family. He later trained in Milan before moving to Rome, where his intense naturalism and dramatic contrasts of light and shadow helped shape Baroque painting.

Caravaggio is often confused with the much later Baroque painter Michelangelo, or with artists influenced by him. His best-known Roman works include The Calling of Saint Matthew and The Conversion of Saint Paul. He died in 1610 after a turbulent life that included exile following a fatal fight.