The Conversion of St Paul [1]
Caravaggio 1573 – 1610
oil on panel (237 × 189 cm) — ca. 1601
Acts 9:4 - And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
One of two known paintings by Caravaggio on the subject of the conversion of St Paul (or Saul). This panel is in the Odescalchi Balbi Collection in Rome. The other also dates from c. 1601.
Saul was on his way to Damascus, to destroy the Christian community in that city. He was struck by a flash of light, and heard the words "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
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