Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi


Chiesa di San Luigi Dei Francesi, built 1518 - 1589.
This is the national church in Rome of France.








Ceiling by Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1754 - 1756.



The Contarelli Chapel with 3 Caravaggios, Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi.


Caravaggio, The Inspiration of St. Matthew, 1602



Caravaggio, The Calling of St. Matthew, 1599


Caravaggio, The Martyrdom of St. Matthew, 1599




High altar painting:  Francesco Bassano the Younger, Assumption of the Virgin, 1589.

Sculpture above the painting:  Jean-Jacques Caffieri, 1755.






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