The Wonders

Free Caravaggio: six unmissable masterpieces hidden within churches of Rome

Within Rome’s churches there are six masterpieces by Caravaggio. Only in the Church of St. Louis of the French (Cappella Contarelli) there are three of them. The Martyrdom of St. Matthew, the Calling of St. Matthew and the Inspiration of Saint Matthew. Two are in the Parish Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo, whilst the other in the Basilica of St. Augustine

The Madonna of Loreto or Pilgrim's Madonna in the Basilica of St. Augustine

Cappella cRassi in the Parish Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo. On its centre the painting is not by Caravaggio but it was painted by Annibale Caracci, the Assumption of the Virgin

The Crucifixion of Saint Peter in the Parish Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo

The Conversion on the Way to Damascus in the Parish Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo

The central nave in the Church of St. Louis of the French. From here it is possible to appreciate Caravaggio’s triptych

The Calling of St. Matthew in the Cappella Contarelli in the Church of St. Louis of the French

The Inspiration of Saint Matthew in the Cappella Contarelli in the Church of St. Louis of the French

The Martyrdom of St. Matthew in the Cappella Contarelli in the Church of St. Louis of the French
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