In 1600, soon after he had completed the first two canvases for the Contarelli Chapel, Caravaggio signed a contract to paint two pictures for the Cerasi Chapel in Santa Maria del Popolo. Caravaggio depicted key events in the lives of Sts Peter and Paul, the founders of the Roman See: The Crucifixion of St Peter and The Conversion on the Way to Damascus. The church has a special interest because of the works it contains by four of the finest artists ever to work in Rome: Raphael, Carracci, Caravaggio and Bernini.

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	View of the Chapel 1600-01 Oil on canvas, 245 x 155 cm Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
	Interior view of the Chapel 1600-01 Oil on canvas Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
	The Crucifixion of Saint Peter 1600-01 Oil on canvas, 230 x 175 cm Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
	The Crucifixion of Saint Peter (detail) 1600-01 Oil on canvas, width of detail 51 cm Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
	The Crucifixion of Saint Peter (detail) 1600-01 Oil on canvas Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
	The Crucifixion of Saint Peter (detail) 1600-01 Oil on canvas Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
	The Conversion on the Way to Damascus 1600-01 Oil on canvas, 230 x 175 cm Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
	The Conversion on the Way to Damascus (detail) 1600-01 Oil on canvas Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
	The Conversion of St. Paul c. 1600 Oil on cypress wood, 237 x 189 cm Odescalchi Balbi Collection, Rome