The Conversion of Saint Paul
Medium
Tempera on wood
Dimensions
15 5/8 x 18 in. (39.7 x 45.7 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession Number
15.106.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Conversion of Saint Paul* by Benozzo Gozzoli, a captivating 15th-century Italian Renaissance panel painting now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Paintings department. This tempera-on-wood work, measuring a modest 15⅝ × 18 inches, captures the dramatic moment when Saul—soon to become the Apostle Paul—is struck blind by a divine light on the road to Damascus Gozzoli, a master of narrative frescoes renowned for his work in the Medici Chapel,uses the scene with vivid energy, populating it with horses rearing in chaos, armored soldiers, loyal dogs, and ethereal angels...