Madonna and Child with St. Anne

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painting religious painting

Madonna and Child with St. Anne is a celebrated religious painting by Caravaggio depicting the Virgin Mary, the Christ Child, and Saint Anne in a dramatic Baroque style.

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Label	Occurrences
Madonna and Child with St. Anne canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ
artForm	oil painting ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	important example of Caravaggio’s mature style ⓘ noted for dramatic lighting and realism ⓘ
artMovementContext	Counter-Reformation art ⓘ
colorPalette	dark background with strong highlights ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ
creator	Caravaggio NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalContext	Catholic devotional imagery ⓘ
depictionType	New Testament scene ⓘ biblical scene ⓘ
depicts	Christ Child NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Anne NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ the Madonna crushing the serpent ⓘ the serpent ⓘ three central figures ⓘ
genre	Christian art ⓘ Marian art ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Madonna dei Palafrenieri NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	later Baroque religious painting ⓘ naturalistic depictions of sacred subjects ⓘ
hasTitle	Madonna and Child with St. Anne NERFINISHED ⓘ
iconographicElement	barefoot Christ Child ⓘ intimate grouping of figures ⓘ serpent symbolizing original sin ⓘ
iconography	Immaculate Conception symbolism ⓘ
movement	Baroque ⓘ
notableFor	dramatic contrast of light and shadow ⓘ naturalistic depiction of sacred figures ⓘ
originalLanguageTitle	Italian ⓘ
portrays	Christ Child stepping on the serpent ⓘ Saint Anne as an elderly woman observing ⓘ Virgin Mary as a robust, naturalistic figure ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
style	dramatic Baroque style ⓘ
subjectHeading	Madonna and Child NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Anne NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme	holy family ⓘ intercession of the Virgin Mary ⓘ victory over sin ⓘ
timePeriod	early 17th century ⓘ
usesTechnique	chiaroscuro ⓘ
visualCharacteristic	close-up, shallow space ⓘ strong diagonal composition ⓘ theatrical lighting ⓘ

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Subject: Madonna and Child with St. Anne
Description of subject: Madonna and Child with St. Anne is a celebrated religious painting by Caravaggio depicting the Virgin Mary, the Christ Child, and Saint Anne in a dramatic Baroque style.

Referenced by (1)

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

Madonna and Child with St. Anne (Madonna dei Palafrenieri) by Caravaggio → title → Madonna and Child with St. Anne ⓘ

subject surface form: Madonna and Child with St. Anne (Madonna dei Palafrenieri)