Death of the Virgin

E67456

Baroque painting painting

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.

Aliases (2)

Morte della Vergine ×1
death of the Virgin Mary ×1

Statements (47)

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