Caravaggio vs El Greco
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Compare the life timelines of Caravaggio (1571–1610) and El Greco (1541–1614) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 39 years, from 1571 to 1610.
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Caravaggio (1571–1610)
- — Born in Milan Verified
- — Apprenticed to the painter Simone Peterzano in Milan Verified
- — Moved to Rome Verified
- — Gained the patronage of Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte Verified
- — Completed the Contarelli Chapel paintings including The Calling of Saint Matthew Verified
- — Killed Ranuccio Tomassoni in a brawl and fled Rome Verified
- — Worked in Naples under the protection of the Colonna family Verified
- — Knighted in the Order of Malta, then imprisoned and expelled Verified
- — Died at Porto Ercole while traveling to Rome for a pardon Verified
El Greco (1541–1614)
- — Born in Candia, Venetian Crete Verified
- — Trained as an icon painter in Crete Verified
- — Moved to Venice Verified
- — Moved to Rome and joined the circle of the Farnese Verified
- — Painted The Disrobing of Christ for Toledo Cathedral Verified
- — Settled in Toledo, Spain Verified
- — Birth of his son Jorge Manuel Verified
- — Painted The Burial of the Count of Orgaz Verified
- — Painted late visionary works including View of Toledo Verified
- — Died in Toledo Verified