The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew
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The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the violent killing of the apostle Matthew at the altar, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Inspiration of Saint Matthew | 4 |
| The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew canonical | 4 |
| martyrdom of Saint Matthew | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3186069 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew Context triple: [The Calling of Saint Matthew, followedBy, The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew]
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A.
The Martyrdom of Jesus of Nazareth
The Martyrdom of Jesus of Nazareth is a 19th-century work of biblical criticism by Reform rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise that reinterprets the trial and death of Jesus from a Jewish historical perspective.
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B.
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter
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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C.
The Taking of Christ
The Taking of Christ is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
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D.
the Martyrs
The Martyrs are early Christians who suffered persecution and death for their faith, venerated as holy witnesses and often commemorated collectively in church dedications and liturgy.
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E.
Le Martyre de saint Sébastien
Le Martyre de saint Sébastien is a 1911 musical mystery play with incidental music by Claude Debussy, notable for its symbolist, mystical atmosphere and fusion of drama, dance, and orchestral writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew Target entity description: The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the violent killing of the apostle Matthew at the altar, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
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A.
The Martyrdom of Jesus of Nazareth
The Martyrdom of Jesus of Nazareth is a 19th-century work of biblical criticism by Reform rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise that reinterprets the trial and death of Jesus from a Jewish historical perspective.
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B.
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter
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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C.
The Taking of Christ
The Taking of Christ is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
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D.
the Martyrs
The Martyrs are early Christians who suffered persecution and death for their faith, venerated as holy witnesses and often commemorated collectively in church dedications and liturgy.
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E.
Le Martyre de saint Sébastien
Le Martyre de saint Sébastien is a 1911 musical mystery play with incidental music by Claude Debussy, notable for its symbolist, mystical atmosphere and fusion of drama, dance, and orchestral writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artisticMovement |
Italian Baroque
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surface form:
Roman Baroque
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| commissionedBy | Matteo Contarelli ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Contarelli Chapel ⓘ |
| commissionedIn | 1599 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Caravaggio ⓘ |
| depicts |
Apostle Matthew
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surface form:
Saint Matthew
angel offering palm of martyrdom ⓘ The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
martyrdom of Saint Matthew
scene from Christian tradition ⓘ violent killing at the altar ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasColorPalette | strong contrasts of light and dark ⓘ |
| hasPart |
altar
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angel ⓘ executioner ⓘ onlookers ⓘ |
| hasWorkInSameChapel |
The Calling of Saint Matthew
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The Calling of Saint Matthew ⓘ
surface form:
The Inspiration of Saint Matthew
|
| height | approximately 3.2 metres ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1599–1600 ⓘ |
| influenced | Baroque religious painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Counter-Reformation ideals ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Contarelli Chapel ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding |
San Luigi dei Francesi
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surface form:
Church of San Luigi dei Francesi
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| mainSubject |
Christian martyrdom
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Apostle Matthew ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Matthew
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| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic composition
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emotional realism ⓘ intense chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Contarelli Chapel cycle
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Saint Matthew cycle by Caravaggio ⓘ |
| presentLocation |
Italy
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Rome ⓘ San Luigi dei Francesi ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| setIn |
altar space
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church interior ⓘ |
| style |
dramatic chiaroscuro
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tenebrism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| width | approximately 3.6 metres ⓘ |
| yearOfCreation | 1599 ⓘ |
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Subject: The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew Description of subject: The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the violent killing of the apostle Matthew at the altar, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Inspiration of Saint Matthew
this entity surface form:
The Inspiration of Saint Matthew
this entity surface form:
The Inspiration of Saint Matthew
this entity surface form:
The Inspiration of Saint Matthew
The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew
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The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew
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this entity surface form:
martyrdom of Saint Matthew