Option: C. The paintings focus on naturalism and create drama through an intense use of light and dark.
Explanation:
Caravaggio's paintings depart from Renaissance traditions as its focus on the panting technique called Chiaroscuro. Chiaroscuro is a style of art which represent the light and shadow to show the figures and objects in the painting. By adopting this style, Caravaggio able to show paintings in three dimensional. He uses the technique of painting background in dark colour and figures in bright light. The artistic style passed on during the Baroque.