499887 The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew, 1606-07 (oil on canvas) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610); 233.5x184 (framed) 202.5x152.7 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Sentenced to death for his missionary activity in Greece, Andrew asked to be martyred like Christ. While on the cross, Andrew preached to an enormous crowd, and when his executioners tried to remove him, a mysterious force paralyzed them. Upon finishing a prayer, a dazzling light enveloped Andrew and he died. In an unusual interpretation, Caravaggio presents the event as intimate and private, rather than as a public spectacle, and his innovative use of light and dark suggests the presence of God. ); Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund; Italian, out of copyright.