Santa Caterina d’Alessandria
E600089
Santa Caterina d’Alessandria is an Italian-titled Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting Saint Catherine of Alexandria, renowned for its dramatic chiaroscuro and intense psychological realism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Santa Caterina d’Alessandria canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | early Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyle | tenebrism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Caravaggio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Counter-Reformation art ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christian martyr
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ female saint ⓘ half-length figure ⓘ |
| depictsAttribute |
palm of martyrdom
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spiked wheel ⓘ sword ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasArtisticSchool | Italian Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColorPalette | dark background with illuminated figure ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Baroque religious imagery ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Christian iconography ⓘ |
| iconographicTheme | Saint Catherine of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
dramatic lighting contrasts
ⓘ
intense psychological realism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
realistic depiction of a saint as a contemporary woman
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strong contrast between light and shadow ⓘ |
| partOf | Caravaggio’s religious works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysEmotion |
contemplative seriousness
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inner spiritual tension ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| useOfTechnique | chiaroscuro ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Saint Catherine of Alexandria (Caravaggio)