Caravaggio (1571-1610) Adorazione dei Pastori (Adoration of the Shepherds) 1609 Oil on canvas, 314 x 211 cm Museo Regionale, Messina
Adorazione dei Pastori (1609)
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Decollazione del Battista (1608)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Decollazione del Battista (Beheading of Saint John the Baptist) 1608 Oil on canvas, 361 x 520 cm St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta
Sacrificio di Isacco (1603)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Sacrificio di Isacco (Sacrifice of Isaac) 1603 Oil on canvas, 104 x 135 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
Incredulità di San Tommaso (c.1601)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Incredulità di San Tommaso (The Incredulity of Saint Thomas) c.1601 Oil on canvas, 107 x 146 cm Bildergalerie Sanssouci, Potsdam
Amor Vincit Omnia (1601-1602)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Amor Vincit Omnia (Love Conquers All / Cupid as Victor) 1601–1602 Oil on canvas, 156.5 x 113.3 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin Around 1592/93, Caravaggio came to Rome from Lombardy, bringing with him formative impressions of the works of Savoldo, Lotto, Romanino…
Cena in Emmaus (1601)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Cena in Emmaus (Supper at Emmaus) 1601 Oil and tempera on canvas, 141 × 196.2 cm National Gallery, London On the third day after the Crucifixion two of Jesus’s disciples were walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus. On the road they…
San Giovanni Battista (1604-1606)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Giovanni Battista (Saint John the Baptist) 1604–1606 Oil on canvas, 94 x 131 cm Galleria Corsini, Roma The authenticity of this painting has long been doubted, although there are other versions of the same subject created by Caravaggio…
San Francesco in meditazione (1606-1607)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Francesco in meditazione (Saint Francis in Meditation) 1606–1607 Oil on canvas, 123 x 92.5 cm Palazzo Barberini, Roma In a gloomy and arid scenery, Saint Francis wraps a skull with his hands. He is meditating about death, considered to…
Narciso (1597-1599)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Narciso (Narcissus) 1597–1599 Oil on canvas, 113.3 x 94 cm Palazzo Barberini, Roma The classical myth of Narcissus had been frequently represented since antiquity, but the version by Caravaggio is distinguished by its unusual compositional scheme, conceived rather like a…
Giuditta e Oloferne (c.1599)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Giuditta e Oloferne (Judith Beheading Holofernes) c.1599 Oil on canvas, 145 x 195 cm Palazzo Barberini, Roma Three characters and a red cloth in the background: few elements, capable of orchestrating a true theater of opposites. Darkness and light,…