The Seven Works of Mercy
E66938
The Seven Works of Mercy is a renowned early 17th-century altarpiece by Caravaggio that dramatically depicts the Christian acts of mercy through his signature use of chiaroscuro and intense realism.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sette opere di misericordia | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
altarpiece
ⓘ
painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalReputation | masterpiece of Baroque religious art ⓘ |
| artist | Caravaggio ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
dramatic lighting
ⓘ
intense realism ⓘ |
| collection | Pio Monte della Misericordia collection ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Pio Monte della Misericordia confraternity ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1607 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creationPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| creator | Caravaggio ⓘ |
| depicts |
Madonna and Child
ⓘ
surface form:
Christ Child
Christian charity ⓘ Neapolitan street scene ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ angels ⓘ burying the dead ⓘ clothing the naked ⓘ corporal works of mercy ⓘ feeding the hungry ⓘ giving drink to the thirsty ⓘ sheltering the homeless ⓘ visiting the imprisoned ⓘ visiting the sick ⓘ works of mercy ⓘ |
| function | altarpiece ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian art
ⓘ
religious painting ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple intertwined mercy scenes ⓘ |
| inception | 1607 ⓘ |
| influenced | later Neapolitan painters ⓘ |
| intendedUse | devotional artwork ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Naples ⓘ |
| location | Pio Monte della Misericordia ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Seven Works of Mercy
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sette opere di misericordia
|
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| setting | oratory of Pio Monte della Misericordia ⓘ |
| significance |
key example of Neapolitan Baroque painting
ⓘ
major work of Caravaggio ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Catholic doctrine of mercy ⓘ |
| title | The Seven Works of Mercy self-link ⓘ |
| useOfTechnique | chiaroscuro ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sette opere di misericordia