
John the Baptist (Youth with a Ram), c. 1602, 129×94 cm, Doria Pamphilj Gallery, Rome. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist by Titian, c 1515 (Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio – Salome with the Head of St John the Baptist – WGA04179 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
On one of my visits to Rome, I had the opportunity to attend a
Caravaggio Exhibit at the Scuderie del Quirinale for the 40oth aniversary of his death.
There are many Caravaggio paintings in Rome but they are not under one roof. So if you want a Caravaggio Teasure Hunt in Rome, you have to be willing to move around.
John the Baptist, the cousin of Jesus, was the subject of at least eight paintings by the Italian Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610).
Many of his works are found in the palaces of Papal families. Visit Palazzo Doria-Pamphilj, Palazzo Barberini and Galleria Borghese to view his genius. Caravaggio’s masterpieces are displayed in many of the churches in Rome.

Amor Vincit Omnia (Love Conquers All), a depiction of the god of love, Eros. By Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, circa 1601–1602 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Here’s your Treasure Map to find Caravaggio in Rome:
1. The Galleria Borghese:
David with the head of Goliath,
Boy with a Basket of Fruit,
St Jerome in his Study,
Madonna and Child with St Anne,
Self Portrait as Bacchus
2. Santa Maria del Popolo Church in the Cerasi Chapel:
The Conversion of St. Paul and the Martyrdom of St. Peter.
3. San Luigi dei Francesi in the Contarelli Chapel:
The Calling of Matthew,
St. Matthew and the Angel,
The Martyrdom of St Matthew.

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio – The Martyrdom of St Matthew – WGA04121 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
4. Church of St. Augustine to see the Madonna of the Pilgrims.
5. Palazzo Barberini – Judith and Holofernes, Narcissus and St John the Baptist.
6. Pinacoteca of the Vatican Museums – the Entombment of Christ.
7. Pinacoteca of the Capitoline Museums – The Fortune Teller and St. John the Baptist.
8. Galleria at the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj – Penitent Magdalene
and The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
9. National Gallery of Ancient Art in Palazzo Corsini in Trastevere.
10. Barberini Palace
11. Capitoline Museums and Art Gallery

John the Baptist (Youth with a Ram), c. 1602, 129×94 cm, Doria Pamphilj Gallery, Rome. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Salome With the Head of John the Baptist, by Caravaggio, c. 1607 (National Gallery, London). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Crucifixion of St. Peter by Caravaggio. The early Christians were persecuted by the Roman Empire (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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I am a Caravaggio fan for sure, but that last painting above of the Assumption is not by Caravaggio. It hangs between two of his paintings.
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