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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 ...
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Michelangelo Caravaggio
Italy
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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, known as simply Caravaggio (29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the final four years of ...
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Caravaggio's "The Conversion on the Way to Damascus" - A Striking Baroque Masterpiece

This is Caravaggio's "The Conversion on the Way to Damascus", a masterpiece of Baroque art created in 1601. The painting depicts the dramatic moment of Saint Paul's conversion to Christianity, as he is struck by divine light and falls from his horse. The composition is intensely dynamic, with Sain ...
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Caravaggio's "The Conversion on the Way to Damascus" - A Striking Baroque Masterpiece

SUMMARY


This is Caravaggio's "The Conversion on the Way to Damascus", a masterpiece of Baroque art created in 1601. The painting depicts the dramatic moment of Saint Paul's conversion to Christianity, as he is struck by divine light and falls from his horse. The composition is intensely dynamic, with Sain ...
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