Episode 282 - Caravaggio's "Adoration of the Shepherds"

12/06/2024 18 min
Episode 282 - Caravaggio's "Adoration of the Shepherds"

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Episode Synopsis

Painted for the Capuchin fathers at the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Messina, Sicily, in 1609, Caravaggio's "Adoration of the Shepherds" is a moving spiritual scene within an impoverished and dilapidated setting.