Oil on canvas. School of Luca Giordano. The scene depicts the conversion of Saint Paul, as told in the Acts of the Apostles. While on his way to Damascus to persecute Christians, Saul (his name before conversion), a Jew but a citizen of Rome, was suddenly enveloped in divine light and heard the voice of Jesus asking him why he was persecuting him. This event led him to convert to Christianity, taking the name Paul and dedicating himself to spreading the Gospel. Saul is depicted at the moment he is falling from his horse, which has overturned on its side, while a beam of light dazzles him, coming from the cloud on which Christ is seated, surrounded by angels; around Paul, Roman soldiers and people of the entourage agitate wildly, not understanding what is happening. The numerous figures, both human and animal, intertwine and overlap, with great dynamism, supported by lively and bright chromatic choices. The work looks in style to the painting of Luca Giordano (1634 -1705), the prolific seventeenth-century artist who knew how to translate into painting, with remarkable imagination and creativity, the modern Baroque conception, drawing on Caravaggio's naturalism and contaminating it with the new Baroque trends. His vast production gave birth to a large following of minor painters, who looked to his pictorial style. The painting was relined in the second half of the 19th century. There is paint loss in the lower right. It is presented in a gilded frame from the late 19th century. Product condition: Product in good condition, with small signs of wear. We try to present the real state as completely as possible with the photos. If some details are not clear from the photos, what is reported in the description prevails. Frame dimensions (cm): Height: 112.5 Width: 148 Depth: 7 Artwork dimensions (cm): Height: 98 Width: 134 ARARPI0288166