He came from a middle-class provincial family. ... From his first wife he had Fermo (Caravaggio's father), and Pietro. ... His instability caused him to constantly switch from one job to the next. ... Commissioned to paint three large scenes from St. ... All this didn't stop Caravaggio from painting however and in1610, Pope Paul V started the process of granting Caravaggio's pardon. ...

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