Amor Vincit Omnia

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, 1601–1602

Oil on canvas, 156 × 113 cm

Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

Room III · The Great Commissions (1600–1604)

Amor Vincit Omnia, Caravaggio, 1601–1602 — Image: Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Painted for the marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani: a laughing boy Cupid tramples on the symbols of music, war, learning and power. The title comes from Virgil: love conquers all.