I finally got to do my Caravaggio scavanger hunt today! Rome has SO much Caravaggio that would have been simply silly if I hadn't tryed to see more of it than we did as a group. Even though I didn't get to see as much as I wanted to, it was still a lot of fun.
Alison and I got up early and set out in search of Basilica de San Luigi dei Francesi. We walked around a little bit but eventually found it and right in time for the doors to open! We walked in and saw probably the most famous Caravaggio painting ever, The Calling of Matthew and yes it was totally worth it. After seeing the trifecta of Caravaggio at this church we went in search of Basilica de San' Agostino and with a little more wandering we found it. There we saw Caravaggio's Madonna of Loreto and (though we didn't know about it before we went in), a fresco by Rapheal! It was amazing to be able to walk into what looks like a normal church and be able to see a priceless piece of art. I think that is definitely one of the things about Rome that is so special. You can do things like this any day and it's not a big deal to most people it's just a normal part of life.
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