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Caravaggio
These are four paintings by Caravaggio, commissioned pieces he had to paint again because the churches weren't satisfied by the first results.
I think the first version of the 'Conversion of Paul' wasn't as brilliant as the second. I
don't know exactly why they didn't want it, but I'm glad Caravaggio had to paint another one. The second painting is, in my view, a greater work of art. To me, for some reason the second one is 'more Caravaggio' than the first one.
In the second example I think the church wasn't too happy with the dirty feet Caravaggio painted. I like the composition of the first one better than the replacement.
I'm reluctant to end this post with a conclusion, I just felt I wanted to show these examples in this thread.
Peter
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