His bold, naturalistic style revolutionized Renaissance art by introducing a new style that was adopted by many artists. ... Thirteen years later his mother would also pass away, making him an orphan at the young age of 17 years old. ... Caravaggio's early work depicted evocative pictures of young boys done up as angels, his favorite saint, John the Baptist, still-life's, genre scenes, and self portraits. ... This assignment was very important for the 26-year-old artist. ... Luther was a young monk, who was very disappointed with the corruption and greed of the Church he saw during a...

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