From painting angel to the corruptor of painting : the birth of a dark legend
Milan and Caravaggio : childhood and youth
Initial independence and early friendships
In the household of Cardinal del Monte
A star among Roman painters
Artist rivalries and the libel suit of 1603
Turbulent times, stirring devotional paintings
Innovation and self-stylization
The making of the paintings : the trade secret
Artificial and natural, sacred and profane
