Ananias Restoring Saint Paul’s Sight (right panel of The Conversion of Saint Paul). 1786. Oil on canvas. Five Colleges and Historic Deerfield Museum Consortium, Amherst. Paul is baptized as a Christian and his sight is restored. The painting is one of two large, finished studies West created (the other is in the Dallas Museum of […]
Saint Paul Persecuting the Christians (left panel of The Conversion of Saint Paul). 1786. Oil on canvas. Five Colleges and Historic Deerfield Museum Consortium, Amherst. Paul is presented as a Roman soldier who persecuted Christians. The painting is one of two large, finished studies West created (the other is in the Dallas Museum of Art) […]
The Conversion of Saint Paul (centre); Saint Paul Persecuting the Christians (left); and Ananias Restoring Saint Paul’s Sight (right). 1786. Oil on canvas. All panels together: 56 x 54 ins; 142.24 x 137.16 cms. Five Colleges and Historic Deerfield Museum Consortium, Amherst. In the left panel, Paul is presented as a Roman soldier who persecuted […]
Phillip Medhurst 