Listen "Episode 253 - Caravaggio and the Contarelli Chapel"
Episode Synopsis
Only July 23, 1599, Caravaggio signed the contract with the heirs of Cardinal Matthieu Cointerel ("Contarelli" in Italian) to produce three paintings for their family chapel in the official French church of Rome called San Luigi dei Francesi. This episode examines the history of the church, chapel and commission surrounding Caravaggio's great paintings.
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