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 · 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
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
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
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
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
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.