Recreating Caravaggio’s ‘Boy bitten by a Lizard’ - National Gallery

Caravaggio's 'Boy bitten by a Lizard' has intrigued people for centuries. Is it a self portrait? Is it an allegory? Or was it always meant to stir up debate?

Through a real-life recreation of Caravaggio's painting, writer and performer Holly James Johnston explores some of the different interpretations this intriguing early Baroque work has inspired.

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