The Seven Works of Mercy

Caravaggio, 1600, Pio Monte della Misericordia

‘The Seven Works of Mercy’ is a work by Caravaggio (Italy, 1571–1610). It is dated 1600. It is part of the collection Pio Monte della Misericordia. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 390 × 70 cm. The work belongs to the genre religious art. The things depicted include works of mercy and Roman Charity.

The catalogue has 104 more works by Caravaggio.

• The Baroque