“SAINT PAUL THE APOSTLE”, oil on canvas, relined. 17th Century Caravaggesque School. Dimensions 50x37 cm, with frame 60x47 cm. The painting has been relined and examined under a Wood's lamp, showing some non-invasive restoration retouches. The bearded man depicted in the work under examination, holding a sword, must clearly be interpreted as Saint Paul. The painting should also be considered a possible fragment of an originally larger composition. The work relates to us, in its pictorial style, to the workshop of the painter Pietro Novelli, an important Sicilian artist active in the 17th century, also known for his production of bearded old men characterized by strong realism and expressive intensity with a Caravaggesque imprint.