Death of the Virgin

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Death of the Virgin is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the Virgin Mary's death with stark realism and dramatic chiaroscuro, notable for its emotional intensity and controversial naturalism.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque painting
painting
artForm painting
artHistoricalSignificance key example of Baroque naturalism
major work of Caravaggio
artist Caravaggio
artisticMovement Italian Baroque
city Paris
collection Musée du Louvre
colorPalette deep reds and dark tones
commissionedBy Laerzio Cherubini
country France
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Caravaggio
dateOfCreation 1601–1606
depicts Apostles
Virgin Mary
death of the Virgin Mary
genre religious painting
inception early 17th century
influenced later Baroque religious painting
languageOfTitle Italian
lighting strong directional light from upper left
location Louvre Museum
medium oil on canvas
oil paint
movement Baroque
notableCharacteristic dramatic chiaroscuro
emotional intensity
large-scale composition
stark realism
originalLocation Santa Maria della Scala, Rome
originallyCommissionedFor Santa Maria della Scala
originalTitle Morte della Vergine
portrays Virgin Mary lying dead
apostles gathered in grief
reasonForControversy extreme naturalism
realistic depiction of the Virgin Mary
use of a possible drowned model for the Virgin
rejectedBy Carmelite order of Santa Maria della Scala
style chiaroscuro
tenebrism
subject New Testament tradition of the Dormition of the Virgin
theme death
mourning
religious devotion
title Death of the Virgin

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Death of the Virgin ("death of the Virgin Mary")
depicts
Caravaggio
notableWork
Death of the Virgin ("Morte della Vergine")
originalTitle
Death of the Virgin
title

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