The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew

E334868

Baroque painting painting

The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the violent killing of the apostle Matthew at the altar, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Inspiration of Saint Matthew	4
The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew canonical	4
martyrdom of Saint Matthew	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque painting ⓘ painting ⓘ
artForm	oil painting ⓘ
artisticMovement	Italian Baroque ⓘ surface form: Roman Baroque
commissionedBy	Matteo Contarelli ⓘ
commissionedFor	Contarelli Chapel ⓘ
commissionedIn	1599 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ
creator	Caravaggio ⓘ
depicts	Apostle Matthew ⓘ surface form: Saint Matthew angel offering palm of martyrdom ⓘ The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: martyrdom of Saint Matthew scene from Christian tradition ⓘ violent killing at the altar ⓘ
genre	religious painting ⓘ
hasColorPalette	strong contrasts of light and dark ⓘ
hasPart	altar ⓘ angel ⓘ executioner ⓘ onlookers ⓘ
hasWorkInSameChapel	The Calling of Saint Matthew ⓘ The Calling of Saint Matthew ⓘ surface form: The Inspiration of Saint Matthew
height	approximately 3.2 metres ⓘ
inception	circa 1599–1600 ⓘ
influenced	Baroque religious painting ⓘ
influencedBy	Counter-Reformation ideals ⓘ
languageOfWork	none ⓘ
locatedIn	Contarelli Chapel ⓘ
locatedInBuilding	San Luigi dei Francesi ⓘ surface form: Church of San Luigi dei Francesi
mainSubject	Christian martyrdom ⓘ Apostle Matthew ⓘ surface form: Saint Matthew
movement	Baroque ⓘ
notableFor	dramatic composition ⓘ emotional realism ⓘ intense chiaroscuro ⓘ
partOfSeries	Contarelli Chapel cycle ⓘ Saint Matthew cycle by Caravaggio ⓘ
presentLocation	Italy ⓘ Rome ⓘ San Luigi dei Francesi ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholicism
setIn	altar space ⓘ church interior ⓘ
style	dramatic chiaroscuro ⓘ tenebrism ⓘ
timePeriod	late 16th century ⓘ
usesTechnique	oil on canvas ⓘ
width	approximately 3.6 metres ⓘ
yearOfCreation	1599 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Calling of Saint Matthew → followedBy → The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Inspiration of Saint Matthew

The Calling of Saint Matthew → followedBy → The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew ⓘ

Contarelli Chapel → hasWork → The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Inspiration of Saint Matthew

Contarelli Chapel → hasWork → The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew ⓘ

Contarelli Chapel cycle → hasPart → The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Inspiration of Saint Matthew

Contarelli Chapel cycle → hasPart → The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew ⓘ

Saint Matthew cycle by Caravaggio → hasPart → The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Inspiration of Saint Matthew

Saint Matthew cycle by Caravaggio → hasPart → The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew ⓘ

The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew → depicts → The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: martyrdom of Saint Matthew