Crucifixion of Saint Peter
Caravaggio · 1600
Why it's great
Three men struggle to raise an upside-down cross with Saint Peter nailed to it, who looks at his hands and feet in shock. Caravaggio painted it in 1600, and the light falls on the straining men in the dark.
Where to see it
📍 Santa Maria del PopoloRome, Italy
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Caravaggio was an Italian painter born in 1571, whose real name was Michelangelo Merisi. He painted dramatic scenes lit by a strong beam of light with deep shadows and used ordinary people as models. He had a violent temper, had to flee Rome after a fight, and died in 1610.
