Did Caravaggio really say 'He would not let a day pass without sketching some figure from life.'?

Caravaggio Quote Source & Citation:

He would not let a day pass without sketching some figure from life.

— Caravaggio Early Modern · Baroque painter

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"I have no fear of death, for I have lived."

"I am a painter of reality, not of dreams."

"The greatest joy for me is to work. I have no other pleasure."

"I do not care for beauty, but for truth."

"I paint with my eyes, not with my hands."

Reported by Giovanni Pietro Bellori in 'Le Vite de' Pittori, Scultori et Architetti Moderni' (describing Caravaggio's practice)

Date: c. 1672

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