Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio aka Caravaggio (1571-1610), Holy Family with St. John the Baptist (1603)

Caravaggio’s influence upon Baroque painting was immense; influencing such artists as Rubens. His stylistic influence--i.e., Caravagesque or Caravaggisti--was in contrast to the Carracciesque of the Carracci family

Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola aka Parmigianino (1503-1540), The Madonna of the Long Neck aka Madonna and Child with Angels and St. Jerome (1535).

A precocious young painter, Parmigianino was a master of the Mannerist style. Many of his figures were elongated giving them a worldly elegance. In addition, Parmigianino was also known for his etchings.