Conversion on the Way to Damascus [SEP] collection
Conversion on the Way to Damascus
The Conversion on the Way to Damascus ("Conversione di San Paolo") is a work by Caravaggio, painted in 1601 for the Cerasi Chapel of the church of Santa Maria del Popolo, in Rome. Across the chapel is a second Caravaggio depicting the "Crucifixion of Saint Peter". On the altar between the two is the "Assumption of the Virgin Mary" by Annibale Carracci.
History.
The two lateral paintings of the Cerasi Chapel were commissioned in September 1600 by
Sannesio's version of the "Conversion on the Way to Damascus", survives and is now in the Odescalchi collection.
Sannesio also bought a series of paintings from Orazio Gentileschi, some of which remained in the estates of his descendants for many generations.