Caravaggio (1571-1610) Incredulità di San Tommaso (The Incredulity of Saint Thomas) c.1601 Oil on canvas, 107 x 146 cm Bildergalerie Sanssouci, Potsdam
Incredulità di San Tommaso (c.1601)
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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,…
Estasi di San Francesco (c.1595-1596)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Estasi di San Francesco (Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy) c.1595–1596 Oil on canvas, 94 x 129.5 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Curatorial Narrative: Caravaggio revolutionized the painting of his era through a theatrical use of light, dramatic narrative, and the naturalistic…
Conversione di San Paolo (1600-1601)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Conversione di San Paolo (Conversion of Saint Paul) 1600–1601 Oil on canvas, 230 x 175 cm Cappella Cerasi, Santa Maria del Popolo, Roma Compare: Caravaggio (1571-1610) Conversione di San Paolo 1600 Odescalchi Balbi Collection, Roma
Martirio di San Matteo (1599-1600)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Martirio di San Matteo (Martyrdom of Saint Matthew) 1599–1600 Oil on canvas 323 x 342 cm Cappella Contarelli, San Luigi dei Francesi, Roma