Seven Acts of Mercy

You have to be tough to be kind. That''s what I''ve learned from you, Granddad. Tough and fearless and strong. So that''s what I''m going to be.

Naples, 1606. Inside an unfinished church, a painting is emerging from the darkness. The Seven Acts of Mercy is Caravaggio''s masterpiece - and his first painting since he killed a man and fled Rome. As the artist works, he is fueled by anger, self-loathin...