

The first version also known as Murtula, due to the poet who wrote about it (48x55 cm) is signed Michel A F, (MichelĪngelo Fecit) and was found on the painter's studio only after his dead. The first in 1596 and the other presumably in 1597/8. If this is indeed the case, del Monte would certainly have known about it and instructed the young artist to follow the master.Ĭaravaggio painted two versions of the Head of Medusa. According to biographer Vasari, in a document from 1568 da Vinci also created a Medusa shield that was One example is Caravaggio's Medusa which was commissioned by Cardinal del Monte, who worked for the Medici family in Rome.

David with the Head of Goliath, by CaravaggioĬourtesy of No succeeding Italian artist could paint without some evidence of da Vinci in his works, whether it was intended or not.The Adoration of the Shepherds, by Caravaggio.The Flagellation of Christ, by Caravaggio.Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, by Caravaggio.The Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist, by Caravaggio.

The Seven Works of Mercy, by Caravaggio.The Madonna of the Grooms, by Caravaggio.The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, by Caravaggio.The Crucifixion of Saint Peter, by Caravaggio.Martyrdom of Saint Matthew, by Caravaggio.The Conversion of Saint Paul, by Caravaggio.The Calling of Saint Mathew, by Caravaggio.Judith Beheading Holofernes, by Caravaggio.The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, by Caravaggio.Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto, by Caravaggio.Boy with a Basket of Fruit, by Caravaggio.
