Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio and Vincent Van Gogh were artist that painted work some 200 years apart. Each contributed many wonderful painting to society. Both were extremely talented and struggled to be discovered. To narrow one down as the bigger contributor to society, I would have to proclaim Caravaggio. The variety and stories depicted in his works are biblically and historically valuable images. Van Gogh’s seemed to paint at a fast rate turning out several paintings that were very similar.
Caravaggio’s paintings were more like photographs that included all the details no matter how disturbing or unacceptable. Some of his Church commissioned works realistically illustrated events described in the bible. His rendition of
Caravaggio’s paintings were more like photographs that included all the details no matter how disturbing or unacceptable. Some of his Church commissioned works realistically illustrated events described in the bible. His rendition of