1598
oil
canvas
From the collection of Capitoline Museums
The Fortune Teller is a 1598 oil by Caravaggio, a Baroque work, depicting Man, held at Capitoline Museums.
In this painting, a young man is shown wearing a black hat with a white feather, a yellow shirt, and a black cape. He is looking at a woman who is holding his hand, with her other hand resting on top of his. The woman is dressed in a white head covering and a white shirt with a black dress. The woman appears to be reading the man's palm, possibly telling his fortune. The man seems to be listening intently, with a serious expression on his face. To learn more about the artist behind this work, look up Caravaggio.
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (also Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi da Caravaggio; 29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), known mononymously as Caravaggio, was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life.
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