Why Did Caravaggio Behead Himself in This Painting? // TRAIN BRAIN

Why Did Caravaggio Behead Himself in This Painting?

David with the Head of Goliath is an intriguing painting, even more so when you learn that Caravaggio painted it with a very specific goal in mind. Why did he paint himself as a beheaded man?
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