Polidoro da CaravaggioPolidoro da Caravaggio (c. 15001543), one of Raphaels most influential and distinctive followers, has not been well treated by time. His significant early frescoes, which graced exterior palace facades in Rome, have perished almost without exception. A rare few are preserved but most are known only in copies. Consequently, the originality of Polidoros public work has been little explored, despite his once famous reputation and the association of his