Caravaggio (1571-1610) Salomè con la testa del Battista (Salome receives the Head of John the Baptist) c.1609–1610 Oil on canvas, 91.5 x 106.7 cm National Gallery, London The story of the death of Saint John the Baptist is related in the Gospel…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Santa Caterina d’Alessandria (Saint Catherine of Alexandria) c.1598–1599 Oil on canvas, 173 x 133 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This painting was almost certainly commissioned in Rome by Caravaggio’s first patron, Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte. Captured in a strikingly…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Crocifissione di Sant’Andrea (The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew) 1606–1607 Oil on canvas, 202.5 x 152.7 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Although Saint Andrew is typically associated with an X-shaped cross, here he is depicted on a standard vertical cross.…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Cattura di Cristo (The Taking of Christ) 1602 Oil on canvas, 133.5 x 169.5 cm National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin Throughout history, few artists have caused as radical a change in pictorial perceptions as Caravaggio. From the moment his talent…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Giovanni Battista (St John the Baptist) c.1602 Oil on canvas, 132 x 97 cm Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Roma
Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Giovanni Battista (St John the Baptist) c.1602 Oil on canvas, 129 x 95 cm Musei Capitolini, Roma
Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Giovanni Battista (St John the Baptist) c.1610 Oil on canvas, 152 x 125 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma
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
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Incredulità di San Tommaso (The Incredulity of Saint Thomas) c.1601 Oil on canvas, 107 x 146 cm Bildergalerie Sanssouci, Potsdam
Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Giovanni Battista (Saint John the Baptist) c.1602 Oil on canvas, 94 x 131 cm Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Roma