Domine, Quo Vadis?

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"Domine, Quo Vadis?" is a renowned religious painting by Annibale Carracci depicting the biblical encounter between Saint Peter and the risen Christ on the Appian Way.

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instanceOf painting
religious painting
artForm oil painting
artisticSchool Bolognese school NERFINISHED
basedOn biblical narrative of Saint Peter meeting Christ on the Appian Way
colorUsage dramatic chiaroscuro
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Annibale Carracci NERFINISHED
creatorNationality Italian
creatorRole painter
culturalContext Counter-Reformation art
depicts Jesus Christ NERFINISHED
Saint Peter NERFINISHED
the Appian Way NERFINISHED
the risen Christ NERFINISHED
depictsEvent Peter’s encounter with the risen Christ on the Appian Way
genre Christian art
history painting
hasBiblicalSource apocryphal Acts of Peter tradition
iconography Christ carrying the cross
Saint Peter turning back toward Christ
road of the Appian Way
inspiredBy Christian tradition of Peter’s flight from Rome
mainCharacter Jesus Christ NERFINISHED
Saint Peter NERFINISHED
movement Baroque
narrativeMoment Christ appearing to Peter as Peter flees Rome
period late 16th century
portrays Christ’s foreknowledge of Peter’s martyrdom
Peter’s hesitation and resolve
religiousFunction didactic illustration of faithfulness unto death
religiousTheme Christian persecution in Rome
martyrdom of Saint Peter
obedience to Christ
religiousTradition Christianity
style early Baroque naturalism
subjectHeading Appian Way in art
Jesus Christ in art
New Testament NERFINISHED
Saint Peter in art
theme conversion and return
divine guidance
sacrifice
title Domine, Quo Vadis? NERFINISHED
titleLanguage Latin
titleTranslation Lord, where are you going? NERFINISHED

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Annibale Carracci notableWork Domine, Quo Vadis?