Pablito

Room 2: Single Source

In the manner of Caravaggio · Italian, 1571–1610 · Baroque

Caravaggio lit his saints with one hard shaft of light from the upper left and let the rest of the world go black. The modern world has replaced that shaft with a phone held at chest height. He would have noticed immediately.

In the manner of Caravaggio

Italian, 1571–1610

The Calling of the Night Eater, 2026

Oil on canvas

180 × 144 cm

Never painted.
Commissioned for the collection, 2026.

PAB 2026.2.1

Moving, 16-second loop ·

In the manner of Caravaggio

Italian, 1571–1610

Doubting, 2026

Oil on canvas

180 × 144 cm

Never painted.
Commissioned for the collection, 2026.

PAB 2026.2.2

In the manner of Caravaggio

Italian, 1571–1610

The Supper at the Garage, 2026

Oil on canvas

180 × 144 cm

Never painted.
Commissioned for the collection, 2026.

PAB 2026.2.3

In the manner of Caravaggio

Italian, 1571–1610

The Incredulity, 2026

Oil on canvas

180 × 144 cm

Never painted.
Commissioned for the collection, 2026.

PAB 2026.2.4

In the manner of Caravaggio

Italian, 1571–1610

Judith at the Cash Machine, 2026

Oil on canvas

180 × 144 cm

Never painted.
Commissioned for the collection, 2026.

PAB 2026.2.5

The brief for this room

Ordinary people caught in one hard modern light: phone glow, fridge light, headlights, a laptop.