Conversion of St. Paul on the Road of Damascus (1600 Caravaggio), art

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Conversion of St. Paul on the Road of Damascus (1600) is a painting by Caravaggio, at Odescalchi Balbi Collection, Rome, Italy].

The work was commissioned to decorate the Cerasi chapel of the church of Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome, Italy. The work however was rejected and Caravaggio had to replace with a new version; see Conversion of St. Paul on the Road of Damascus (1601 Caravaggio), art.