Caravaggio:

I was seized the other day in Piazza Navona, I do not know why. I am a painter. I think I know nearly all the painters in Rome ... but not all of them are good men. By a good man I mean someone who can perform well in his art, and by a good painter a man who can paint well and imitate nature well.

— Caravaggio Early Modern

Baroque painter

Context

From his deposition in a slander trial against Giovanni Baglione.

Date / Period

1603

Source

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Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

Found in 1 providers: gemini

Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

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