Who painted “The Burial of Saint Lucy”?

“The Burial of Saint Lucy” was painted by Caravaggio in 1608. Where to see it: Santa Lucia al Sepolcro sanctuary.

What to look for

Caravaggio: figures leaping out of pitch darkness under a hard raking light, ordinary, dirty-footed people as saints, and drama frozen at its most violent moment.

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), known mononymously as Caravaggio, was an Italian painter active in Rome for a significant portion of his artistic life. Wikipedia

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