Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (September 28, 1571 – 18 July 1610) was an Italian Baroque artist.
The beautiful Narcissus scorned those who loved him. Cursed, he fell in love with his own reflection. He pined away, turning into a flower named for him.
Narcissus, by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. 1594-1596.
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