Story of st paul conversion caravaggio
Story of st paul conversion caravaggio
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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