: As a young man (played by Dexter Fletcher), Caravaggio survives as a street artist and "art object" for hire. He eventually gains the patronage of Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte , who nurtures his career but also maintains a morally complex and potentially abusive relationship with him.
The film follows Caravaggio's journey from a street ruffian to a celebrated artist under the protection of the Catholic Church. Caravaggio(1986)
: The film's central drama involves Caravaggio (played by Nigel Terry) and two models: Ranuccio Thomasoni (Sean Bean), a street fighter, and Lena (Tilda Swinton), Ranuccio’s girlfriend. Caravaggio is drawn into a messy, violent love triangle with both of them. : As a young man (played by Dexter