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Caravaggio_Brouwer2
This graph is meant to visually examine the relationship between Caravaggio's composition/use of figures in relation to year in which it was created (spanning his entire career). Up until 1599 the most figures Caravaggio had used in any single one painting was 4. In 1599-1600 Caravaggio was commissioned by Cardinal del Monte for the Contarelli Chapel in the church San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome. Following this commission, Caravaggio was asked to do more and more religious paintings. (Note that his increased fame after 1599 led to paintings of religious subject matter and the correlation with the increased amount of figures used).
Caravaggio_Brouwer2
This graph is meant to visually examine the relationship between Caravaggio's composition/use of figures in relation to year in which it was created (spanning his entire career). Up until 1599 the most figures Caravaggio had used in any single one painting was 4. In 1599-1600 Caravaggio was commissioned by Cardinal del Monte for the Contarelli Chapel in the church San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome. Following this commission, Caravaggio was asked to do more and more religious paintings. (Note that his increased fame after 1599 led to paintings of religious subject matter and the correlation with the increased amount of figures used).