The Seven Works of Mercy
This article offers a new interpretation of Caravaggio’s The Seven Works of Mercy by reading the seminal baroque painting through the lens of its context of production. Commissioned by the philanthropic association of the Pio Monte del Misericordia, Caravaggio’s artwork is therefore used as a gatewa...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Brill
2017
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Aries
Year: 2017, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 149-170 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da 1571-1610, Die sieben Werke der Barmherzigkeit
/ Symbolism
/ Astrology
/ Interpretation
/ Campanella, Tommaso 1568-1639
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion AZ New religious movements CE Christian art |
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Caravaggio
Tommaso Campanella
Caritas
astrology
Works of Mercy
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