"Christ Our Peace," Rubens and Caravaggio exhibition opens in Rome

From Thursday December 18, 2025, to Sunday February 8, 2026, the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone in Rome’s Piazza Navona, will host the event "Christ Our Peace" every day from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm. The event is part of the "The Jubilee is Culture" season, which falls within the context of the 2025 Jubilee, and is sponsored by the Dicastery for Evangelization with the support of the Extraordinary Commissioner for the Jubilee.

The exhibition, curated by Don Alessio Geretti, features two exceptionally important works: the Madonna and Child by Peter Paul Rubens (1617-18, oil on canvas, 109.5 x 79.5 cm. Private collection, Switzerland) and the Incredulity of Thomas by Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio and Prospero Orsi (1602-1607, oil on canvas, 118 x 156.5 cm. Austrian private collection, Florence).

These are two highly significant works of art, which focus on the Incarnation, Death, and Resurrection of the Son of God, the events of salvation which give reason for hope to all Christians. The two artists - among the greatest in the history of art – completed their masterpieces in a very ‘Roman’ context: Caravaggio began working on his canvas while he was in Rome, starting in the final months of the Jubilee of 1600, while Rubens developed his painting after his trip to Rome, referencing sculptures he had studied and admired in the city.

The opening event on December 17th, scheduled for 6:00 pm, will be free to attend. From December 18th onward, the exhibition will be open to the public free of charge every day from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm at the Church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, in Piazza Navona, Rome, until February 8, 2026.