The life of Baroque painter Michael Merisi da Caravaggio was as dark and dramatic as his paintings. Discover how the tumultuous artist earned some of the most coveted commissions in 17th-century Rome, like the Contarelli Chapel and the Cerasi Chapel, while living among the city's gamblers and pimps. Walking tours visit these famous churches as well as the Vatican Museums and more, with suggestions for extended travel tracing Caravaggio's exile to Malta.