Martha and Mary Magdalene

Caravaggio, 1598, Detroit Institute of Art

‘Martha and Mary Magdalene’ is a work by Caravaggio (Italy, 1571–1610). It is dated 1598. It is part of the collection Detroit Institute of Art. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

It was commissioned by Francesco Maria del Monte. It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 98 × 133 cm. The work belongs to the genres religious art and Baroque. The things depicted include Fillide Melandroni, woman, Martha, and Mary Magdalene.

The catalogue has 104 more works by Caravaggio.

• The Baroque