Assumption of the Virgin (Cerasi Chapel)
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Assumption of the Virgin (Cerasi Chapel) is a Baroque altarpiece painting by Annibale Carracci depicting the Virgin Mary’s ascent into heaven, created for the Cerasi Chapel in Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
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altarpiece painting ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | Bolognese school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Tiberio Cerasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Annibale Carracci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| depicts |
Assumption of the Virgin Mary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| followsIconographyOf | Assumption of Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasArtHistoricalContext | Counter-Reformation art ⓘ |
| hasArtHistoricalSignificance |
important example of early Baroque altar painting in Rome
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key work in Annibale Carracci’s Roman period ⓘ |
| hasArtisticFeature |
dynamic diagonals
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rich color palette ⓘ strong chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| hasCompositionFeature | division between earthly zone and heavenly zone ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Baroque Marian altarpieces ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions | Latin ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalContext | Catholic devotion to the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalFunction | altar image ⓘ |
| hasPatronageContext | private chapel commission ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | low viewpoint emphasizing upward movement ⓘ |
| hasSetting | interior of a church ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Virgin Mary ascending to heaven
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
apostles ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
glorification of the Virgin Mary
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triumph over death ⓘ |
| hasType | altarpiece ⓘ |
| isComparedWith |
Conversion of Saint Paul (Cerasi Chapel)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crucifixion of Saint Peter (Cerasi Chapel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rome
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Santa Maria del Popolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Cerasi Chapel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| partOf | decoration of the Cerasi Chapel ⓘ |
| positionInChapel | high altar ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| support | panel ⓘ |
| usesMedium | oil paint ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.