He preferred to create art from reality, and wanted to demonstrate that he could paint from life instead of only drawing from inspiration from previous works from antiquity. When painting the first version of the Fortune Teller, Caravaggio reportedly found a gypsy girl from the street to pose for his painting, which was not the standard practice at the time. Her attire is what makes her identifiable as a gypsy.Įnamoured by her femininity, the male doesn’t notice that the gypsy lady is removing a ring from his finger and that he is being robbed in the process of having his palm read. The painting depicts what appears to be a wealthy man, who is foppishly dressed, having his palm read by a gypsy girl. The first painting is currently on display at Musei Capitolini in Rome, while the second painting is kept at the Louvre in Paris. They both are oil paintings done on canvas. There are two version of The Fortune Teller, the first one being painted circa 1594 and the second being painted circa 1595. He was active during a turning point in art history and was known for expressing the realism of humanity in his artwork. Caravaggio is a Baroque artist who lived between 15 and was active throughout cities such as Naples, Sicily, Malta and Rome.
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