Madonna dei Palafrenieri

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Madonna dei Palafrenieri is a celebrated Baroque altarpiece by Caravaggio depicting the Virgin Mary, the Christ Child, and Saint Anne in a dramatic, naturalistic style.

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Madonna dei Palafrenieri canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
acquiredBy Scipione Borghese
alternativeTitle Madonna and Child with Saint Anne
artworkType oil on canvas
associatedWith Archconfraternity of the Papal Grooms
Borghese family
collection Galleria Borghese collection
linked to: Galleria Borghese
commissionedBy Archconfraternity of the Papal Grooms
commissionedFor St Peter's Basilica
completionDate 1606
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Caravaggio
currentLocation Galleria Borghese
depicts Christ Child
linked to: Child Jesus

Immaculate Conception symbolism
Madonna and Child
Saint Anne
Virgin Mary
original sin
serpent
genre religious painting
height 292 cm
iconography Christ Child stepping on serpent
Mary crushing the serpent
Saint Anne as intercessor
inception 1605
locatedIn Italy
Rome
materialUsed oil paint
movement Baroque
notableFor controversial naturalism
dramatic lighting
realistic depiction of sacred figures
originalLanguageTitle Italian
originalLocation St Peter's Basilica
patronSaintDepicted Saint Anne
period early Baroque
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
removedFrom St Peter's Basilica
style dramatic naturalism
subjectHeading Immaculate Conception
surface canvas
timePeriod early 17th century
title Madonna dei Palafrenieri
usesTechnique chiaroscuro
width 211 cm

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Madonna and Child with St. Anne (Madonna dei Palafrenieri) alsoKnownAs Madonna dei Palafrenieri
Madonna and Child with St. Anne (Caravaggio) hasAlternativeName Madonna dei Palafrenieri
subject linked to: Madonna and Child with St. Anne
Madonna dei Palafrenieri title Madonna dei Palafrenieri