S1 E11 | The Guardian of Mercy: How an Extraordinary Painting by Caravaggio Changed an Ordinary Life Today

Above the main altar in an unassuming church in Naples sits a masterpiece of Italian art. Caravaggio’s Seven Acts of Mercy painted in 1607 tells a much deeper story than may first appear. Terence Ward merges history, memoir, and investigative journalism in this stirring and remarkable dual narrative.