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2 check marks (L.F. "Platform") Caravaggio died in misery at the age of 36 - His life was crowded with passionate episodes - [[strikethrough]] episodes [[/strikethrough]] adventures of all kinds: duels, imprisonment, flights, etc. His rough, energetic nature, made him flee from worldly considerations, and even the tyranny of cultured - people. He actively disliked admiration! and was instinctively on guard against people who flattered him. Caravaggio claimed to be self-taught. In his [[strikethrough]] p [[/strikethrough]] obsession for extreme-realism, he expressed his contempt for tradition and academic authority. He believed in painting directly from the model, unhampered by any school-standards.