Narrator

Yes, Faraday, and because of that wire, you got a confession from him with no strings attached.

Caravaggio, written by Richard Viteri, based on his stage play.

He was a rock star of his time.

His paintings were vivid, fierce and defiant.

And his life was no different.

What you see in the art, you will find in the artist.

And what you see in the artist, you will find in the man.

Rome was the most violent city in the Western world.

Two-thirds of the population were men.

They were former soldiers home from wars, priests, artists, and sculptors who came to Rome to be the next Michelangelo.

Two-thirds of the remaining female population were prostitutes.

Caravaggio roamed the streets, choosing his models from the homeless, the destitute.

He cast a beggar to play his Saint Peter, and he painted him just as he was with all his goiters and scars.

His great competition was the admired and beloved Annabelle Caracci.

His great enemy was Ranuccio Tomassoni, a spoiled and wealthy aristocrat.

One day, I will soak the piazza with your blood.

And I will soak it with yours.

And his great love was the prostitute Lena.

Have you never seen a woman before?

Women I've seen.