The Crucifixion of Saint Peter
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The Crucifixion of Saint Peter is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the apostle Peter being nailed to an inverted cross with intense realism and stark chiaroscuro.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
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painting → religious painting → |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important work in development of Baroque naturalism
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key example of Caravaggio’s Roman period → |
| artist |
Caravaggio
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| basedOn |
Acts of Peter (apocryphal tradition)
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Christian tradition of Peter’s martyrdom → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Italy
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| creator |
Caravaggio
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| depicts |
Saint Peter
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crucifixion of Saint Peter → executioners raising the cross → inverted crucifixion → nails being driven into the cross → old age of Saint Peter → physical struggle → |
| genre |
Christian art
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history painting → |
| hasPerspective |
low viewpoint
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| hasTheme |
faith in suffering
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humility → martyrdom for faith → |
| hasVisualFeature |
dark background
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diagonal composition → foreshortened figure of Saint Peter → limited color palette → strong contrasts of light and shadow → |
| iconographicTheme |
martyrdom of apostles
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persecution of early Christians → |
| influenced |
depictions of martyrdom in Western art
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later Baroque painters → |
| languageOfWork |
none
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| mainSubject |
Saint Peter
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martyrdom → |
| movement |
Baroque
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| portrays |
Peter’s crucifixion upside down
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physical labor of executioners → |
| portraysEmotion |
resignation
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spiritual strength → suffering → |
| religion |
Christianity
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| style |
dramatic realism
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| subjectOf |
art historical analyses
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religious studies discussions → |
| timePeriodDepicted |
1st century AD
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| usesTechnique |
chiaroscuro
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tenebrism → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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The Crucifixion of Saint Peter
("crucifixion of Saint Peter")
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depicts |
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Caravaggio
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notableWork |