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CARAVAGGIO: The Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence

🖼 The Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence, 1609
Oil on canvas
Palermo, Italy

Golden light breaks through darkness, illuminating the newborn Christ surrounded by humble figures and saints in prayer. Caravaggio's theatrical chiaroscuro and emotional immediacy revolutionized religious art, making the sacred visceral and accessible to common worshippers.

Caravaggio
Caravaggio
Sebastian Schütze
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