Boy Bitten by a Lizard is an oil-on-canvas painting from around 1595 by the
Italian Baroque painter
Caravaggio. It exists in two versions, both believed to be authentic works of Caravaggio; one is in the collection of the
Fondazione Roberto Longhi in
Florence, while the other, shown here, is in the
National Gallery, London. The identity of the sitter (theorised to be
Mario Minniti) and the symbolism of the painting have been the subjects of much debate.Painting credit:
Caravaggio