Altarpieces and Their Viewers in the Churches of Rome from Caravaggio to Guido Reni – By Pamela M. Jones

Abstract

The triumph of chastity and justice in Christian Rome : Tommaso Laureti's Martyrdom of Saint Susanna (ca. 1595-97) in the church of S. Susanna -- The place of poverty in Seicento Rome : bare feet, humility, and the pilgrimage of live in Caravaggio's Madonna of Loreto (ca. 1605-06) in the church of S. Agostino -- Serving the poor sick with humility, from the lazaretto of Milan to the hospitals of Rome : Andrea Commodi's S. Carlo Borromeo Venerating the Holy Nail (ca. 1621-22) in the church of S. Carlo ai Catinari -- From sin to salvation : Guercino's Penitent Magdalene (ca. 1622) for the church of S. Maria Maddalena delle Convertite al Corso and the fight against prostitution -- Leading pilgrims to paradise : Guido Reni's Holy Trinity (1625-26) for the church of SS. Trinità dei Pellegrini e Convalescenti and the care of bodies and souls.