... had 40 works to his name. These paintings were very significant in launching his career. Caravaggio's early work depicted evocative pictures of young boys done up as angels, his favorite saint, John the Baptist, still-life's, genre scenes, and self portraits. His only known assistant was Cecco, who often appears in Caravaggio's work ... them to nought. Therefore they were exceedingly afraid of him, and were troubled for Jerusalem, and for the temple of the Lord their God" (Chapter 4 of the Book of Judith). In order to save her people from Holofernes Judith gets him drunk, seduces him, a...

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