Why it matters
Painted for the Cerasi Chapel in Santa Maria del Popolo, it faces Caravaggio's Crucifixion of Saint Peter across the chapel, with Annibale Carracci's Assumption on the altar between them.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1601.
- It was commissioned in September 1600 by Monsignor Tiberio Cerasi.
- There is no historical evidence of serious tension between Caravaggio and Carracci.
Based on the Wikipedia article Conversion on the Way to Damascus (CC BY-SA 4.0).
