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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
painted two works depicting the event: "The Conversion of Saint Paul" and "Conversion on the Way to Damascus". Peter Paul Rubens also produced several works on the theme.
Cultural references Literature.
Chapter seventeen of Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" includes a literary device related to the Saul to Paul conversion: "'You start Saul, and end up Paul,' my grandfather had often said. 'When you're a youngun, you Saul, but let life whup your head a bit and you