The Conversion of Saint Paul
Medium
woodcut on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 42.3 x 28.6 cm (16 5/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1983.15.1
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Conversion of Saint Paul a striking woodcut on laid paper created around 1600 by the enigmatic Master G.G.N. a design by the renowned Genoese Mannerist painter Luca Cambiaso (1527–1585). This print captures the dramatic biblical moment from the Acts of the Apostles, when Saul—later Saint Paul—is struck blind by a divine light on the road to Damascus, tumbling from his horse as Christ's voice calls from the heavens. Cambiaso's influence shines through in the elongated figures and dynamic composition, hallmarks of Mannerism's elegant distortion and emotional intensity. Printed on a ...