Pietà with Saints

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Pietà with Saints is a late 16th-century religious painting by Annibale Carracci that exemplifies his early Baroque style through its emotional depiction of the Virgin Mary mourning Christ, surrounded by attendant saints.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
religious painting
artHistoricalSignificance example of Annibale Carracci’s early Baroque style
example of emotional religious imagery in late 16th-century Italy
artisticStyle early Baroque
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Annibale Carracci NERFINISHED
creatorNationality Italian
depicts Jesus Christ NERFINISHED
Pietà NERFINISHED
Virgin Mary
Virgin Mary mourning Christ NERFINISHED
saints
genre Christian art
religious art
hasCompositionType group composition
hasTheme grief
redemption
sacrifice
influencedBy Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle Italian
mainSubject mourning of Christ
movement Baroque
period late 16th century
portrays body of Christ
sorrowful Virgin
religion Christianity
titleType conventional title
usesMedium oil paint
usesTechnique chiaroscuro

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Annibale Carracci notableWork Pietà with Saints