The Conversion of Saint Paul, 1601.

... Claire Wilson LM12 The Conversion of Saint Paul, 1601 (second version) Oil on Canvas, 230 x 130 cm, Rome - Cerasi Chapel in Santa Maria del Popolo 'The Conversion of Saint Paul' is one of two paintings by Caravaggio (1573 - 1610) which was part of a prestigious commission for the Cerasi chapel in Santa del Popolo which is situated in one of Rome's most beautiful squares. The accompanying piece is 'The Crucifixion of Saint Peter' and they were both completed in 1601. Caravaggio was the foremost painter of the religious baroque period that signified the beginning of Baroque style. He was an exciting, controversial and revolutionary artist as he was already experimenting with the dramatic and emotional aspects of art even before the turn of the 17th Century and the onset of the Baroque style. The techniques of painting used by Caravaggio, as with all areas of his life, created controversy, Caravaggio

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