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David con la testa di Golia (c.1600-1601)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) David con la testa di Golia (David with the Head of Goliath) c.1600–1601 Oil on poplar, 91.2 x 138.5 x 2.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Caravaggio succinctly summarizes the biblical story of David’s victorious battle against the giant Philistine general…

Madonna del Rosario (c.1601)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) Madonna del Rosario (Our Lady of the Rosary) c.1601 Oil on canvas, 364.5 × 249.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Our Lady invites St. Dominic to distribute rosaries to the people. St Peter Martyr points to the source of all graces,…

Incoronazione di spine (c.1603)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) Incoronazione di spine (Crowning of Thorns) c.1603 Oil on canvas, 127 x 165.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna After interrogation by Pontius Pilate, Christ is made to wear a crown of thorns by the soldiers. He is thus mocked as King…

San Girolamo (c.1606)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Girolamo (Saint Jerome) c.1606 Oil on canvas, 116 x 153 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma According to Giovanni Pietro Bellori, the painting was made by the artist for Cardinal Scipione Borghese, a sophisticated and avid collector, known among his contemporaries…

David con la testa di Golia (1606-1607 or 1609-1610)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) David con la testa di Golia (David with the Head of Goliath) 1606–1607 or 1609–1610 Oil on canvas, 125 x 101 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma This painting was executed in Naples, where Caravaggio was in exile, following his flight from…

Sacrificio di Isacco (c.1603)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) Sacrificio di Isacco (Sacrifice of Isaac) c.1603 Oil on canvas, 104 x 135 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze The painting illustrates the Old Testament passage in which God subjected Abraham to an extraordinary test of obedience by ordering him to…