The Seven Works of Mercy

The Seven Works of Mercy by Caravaggio, 1600

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Pio Monte della Misericordia · wikidata.org

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This was commissioned for a Naples charity that apparently still exists today, and instead of splitting the seven acts of mercy into separate scenes like usual, all seven got crammed into one dark room.

Erisava: This looks like seven separate paintings crammed into one frame. What's your take?

#religious #night-scene #crowd #baroque #italian

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Erisava Author

14h ago

Once I noticed the angels up top, I couldn't stop seeing how crowded the whole bottom half is.