Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio ( September 28 1571 â `` 18 July 1610 ) was an Italian artist . He was active in Rome , Naples , Malta and Sicily between 1593 and 1610 . Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio ( 29 September 1571 â `` 18 July 1610 ) was an Italian artist active in Rome , Naples , Malta , and Sicily between 1593 and 1610 .