Where to See Caravaggio in Rome: Churches and Museums
Updated October 27, 2026
You can see Caravaggio in Rome in three churches and six museums. The biggest group is at the Borghese Gallery: six paintings in Room 8, from about 1593 to about 1610, seen on a timed two-hour ticket. Three churches still have his paintings where they were made to hang: San Luigi dei Francesi (three Saint Matthew canvases), Santa Maria del Popolo (two in the Cerasi Chapel) and Sant'Agostino (one). The Doria Pamphilj Gallery, Palazzo Barberini, the Capitoline Museums and Palazzo Corsini hold the rest, and the Vatican Pinacoteca has The Entombment. Opening hours and prices change at each one, so check their own sites before you go. A one-day route that links them is in the FAQs.
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#1Borghese Gallery: six paintings
$46Room 8, the Silenus Room: Caravaggio from his first years in Rome to his last.
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Boy with a Basket of Fruit and Young Sick Bacchus (both about 1593), Saint Jerome Writing (about 1605–1606), Madonna and Child with Saint Anne (1605–1606), David with the Head of Goliath and Saint John the Baptist (both about 1610). Entry is by timed two-hour slot and booking is mandatory: the official ticket is €18 (€16 + €2 booking fee), about $20, and non-refundable. Partner tickets with free cancellation up to 24 hours start at $46.
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San Luigi dei Francesi: the Contarelli Chapel
Three canvases on the life of Saint Matthew, in the chapel they were painted for.
The Calling of Saint Matthew (about 1600), The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew (1600) and The Inspiration of Saint Matthew (1602). San Luigi is the French national church in Rome, between the Pantheon and Piazza Navona.
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Doria Pamphilj Gallery: three paintings
A family collection still in its palace on Via del Corso.
Penitent Magdalene and Rest on the Flight into Egypt (both about 1597) and a Saint John the Baptist (about 1602). The gallery is privately owned and charges its own ticket.
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Palazzo Barberini: Judith and more
The national gallery of ancient art, a short walk from Barberini metro.
Judith Beheading Holofernes and a Portrait of Maffeo Barberini (both about 1598), and Narcissus (about 1599, an attribution some scholars dispute). Saint Francis in Prayer (about 1606) is on deposit here from a church in Carpineto Romano. The Borghese Gallery is about 1.6 km away on foot, around 22 minutes (OpenStreetMap estimate).
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Santa Maria del Popolo: the Cerasi Chapel
Two canvases face each other in a side chapel on Piazza del Popolo.
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter and The Conversion on the Way to Damascus (both 1601). The church is at the north end of Piazza del Popolo, below the Pincio terrace; from the Borghese Gallery it is about 1.7 km on foot through the park, around 23 minutes (OpenStreetMap estimate).
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Capitoline Museums: two paintings
The Fortune Teller and a young Saint John on the Capitoline Hill.
The Fortune Teller (about 1594) and Saint John the Baptist (1602), in the picture gallery of the city's museums on Piazza del Campidoglio.
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Sant'Agostino: Madonna di Loreto
One altarpiece, a three-minute walk from San Luigi dei Francesi.
Madonna di Loreto (about 1604), with two pilgrims kneeling at the Virgin's feet. The basilica is about 240 m from San Luigi dei Francesi (OpenStreetMap estimate), so the two are usually seen together.
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Palazzo Corsini: Saint John the Baptist
The second site of the national gallery of ancient art, in Trastevere.
A Saint John the Baptist (about 1604). Palazzo Corsini and Palazzo Barberini together form the Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica.
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Vatican Pinacoteca: The Entombment
Technically in Vatican City, inside the Vatican Museums.
The Entombment of Christ (about 1603) hangs in the Pinacoteca, the Vatican Museums' picture gallery, on the same ticket as the Sistine Chapel. Our comparison page covers how the Vatican Museums and the Borghese differ.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I see the most Caravaggio paintings in Rome?
At the Borghese Gallery, which has six in Room 8. The next largest groups are three in San Luigi dei Francesi and three in the Doria Pamphilj Gallery.
Can I see Caravaggio in Rome for free?
The paintings in San Luigi dei Francesi, Santa Maria del Popolo and Sant'Agostino hang in working churches rather than museums. The Borghese Gallery is free on the first Sunday of the month (plus 25 April, 2 June and 4 November), but booking is still required, with a €2 fee.
How many Caravaggio paintings are in Rome?
Wikipedia's list of his paintings places more than 20 in Rome's churches, museums and private collections, plus The Entombment in the Vatican. Attribution of a few is disputed, so counts differ between sources.
Is there a one-day Caravaggio route in Rome?
One option: a 9 am Borghese slot (six paintings), then walk through the park to Santa Maria del Popolo (about 1.7 km), on to Sant'Agostino (about 1.5 km) and San Luigi dei Francesi next door, finishing at the Doria Pamphilj Gallery (about 750 m). Distances are OpenStreetMap walking estimates; check each church's hours for the day.
Which room are the Caravaggios in at the Borghese Gallery?
Room 8, the Silenus Room, the last room on the ground floor. Leave time for it before the paintings upstairs.
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