Where Is The Conversion of Paul? Museum Location

Q: Where is this fresco located?

The fresco remains at the Basilica della Santa Casa in Loreto, Italy, where Signorelli painted it between 1477-1482 under commission from Pope Sixtus IV.

Q: What biblical event is depicted?

The painting shows Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus (Acts 9). Struck blind by divine light, he fell from his horse and later became the apostle Paul.

Q: Who trained Luca Signorelli?

According to Vasari, Signorelli trained under Piero della Francesca, whose influence shows in the precise draftsmanship and geometric clarity of this Renaissance fresco.

Luca Signorelli rendered this fresco between 1477 and 1482 for the Basilica della Santa Casa in Loreto. The scene captures the moment when Saul falls from his horse, struck blind by divine light on the road to Damascus. Surrounding figures react with amazement as the future apostle experiences his defining vision.

Pope Sixtus IV commissioned the work. Signorelli used dramatic chiaroscuro to emphasize the supernatural event, with precisely drawn figures demonstrating his training under Piero della Francesca. The fresco measures 238 x 200 cm and remains in its original location in the Renaissance shrine.

The fresco remains at the Basilica della Santa Casa in Loreto, Italy, where Signorelli painted it between 1477-1482 under commission from Pope Sixtus IV.

The painting shows Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus (Acts 9). Struck blind by divine light, he fell from his horse and later became the apostle Paul.

According to Vasari, Signorelli trained under Piero della Francesca, whose influence shows in the precise draftsmanship and geometric clarity of this Renaissance fresco.

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