The Conversion on the Way to Damascus | |
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Artist | Caravaggio |
Year | 1601 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 230 cm × 175 cm (91 in × 69 in) |
Location | Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome |
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.