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Conversion on the Way to Damascus
Painting by Caravaggio
This article is about the painting by Caravaggio. For the conversion itself, see Conversion of Paul.
| The Conversion on the Way to Damascus | |
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| Artist | Caravaggio |
| Year | 1601 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 230 cm × 175 cm (91 in × 69 in) |
| Location | Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome |
The Conversion on the Way to Damascus (Conversione di San Paolo) is a work by Caravaggio, painted in 1601 for the Cerasi Chapel of the church of Santa Maria del Popolo, in Rome. Across the chapel is a second Caravaggio depicting the Crucifixion of Saint Peter. On the altar between the two is the Assumption of the Virgin Mary by Annibale Carracci.
History
The two lateral paintings of the Cerasi Chapel were commissioned in September 1600 by Monsignor Tiberio Cerasi, Treasurer-General to Pope Clement VIII who purchased the chapel from the Augustinian friars on 8 July 1600 and entrusted Carlo Maderno to rebuild the small edifice in Baroque style.[1] The co
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| Conversion of St. Paul | |
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| Artist | Caravaggio |
| Year | 1600/1601 |
| Medium | Oil on cypress wood |
| Location | Odescalchi Balbi Collection, Rome |
| Dimensions | 93 in × 74 in |
| 237 cm × 189 cm | |
Caravaggio visits the theme of St. Paul’s conversion on the way to Damascus at least twice. The one most people are familiar with is the one that’s dominated almost entirely by the stricken saint’s horse. That one is in the Cerasi Chapel of the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo. The other one, which is really called The Conversion of Saint Paul, is now part of the Odescalchi Balbi Collection in Rome.
Created between 1600 and 1601, this conversion, like the Cerasi Chapel painting, uses Caravaggio’s trademark light and dark or chiaroscuro technique to depict a busy, historical and event.
Falling
In this version, the man then known as Saul is depicted as a middle aged and rather pudgy man. He’s not only been knocked off his horse from the brilliant light, but he’s been knocked out of much of his soldierly attire. His plumed helmet is on the ground and only a Roman pteruges pres
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The Conversion of Saint Paul (Caravaggio)
Painting by Caravaggio
This article is about Caravaggio's painting in the Odescalchi Balbi Collection. For his painting in Santa Maria del Popolo, see Conversion on the Way to Damascus.
| The Conversion of Saint Paul | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Caravaggio |
| Year | 1600/1601 |
| Type | Oil on cypress wood |
| Dimensions | 237 cm × 189 cm (93 in × 74 in) |
| Location | Odescalchi Balbi Collection, Rome |
The Conversion of Saint Paul (or Conversion of Saul), by the Italian painter Caravaggio, is housed in the Odescalchi Balbi Collection of Rome. It is one of at least two paintings by Caravaggio of the same subject, the Conversion of Paul. Another is The Conversion of Saint Paul on the Road to Damascus, in the Cerasi Chapel of Santa Maria del Popolo.
Background
The painting, together with a Crucifixion of Saint Peter, was commissioned by Monsignor (later Cardinal) Tiberio Cerasi, Treasurer-General to Pope Clement VIII, in September 1600. According to Caravaggio's early biographer Giovanni Bag
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