Caravaggio Syllabification: (Ca·ra·vag·gio)Pronunciation: /ˌkarəˈväjō/Definition of Caravaggio (circa 1571–1610), Italian painter; full name Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. He was an influential figure in the transition from late mannerism to baroque. Caravaggio in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Caravaggio in the British & World English dictionary