Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (alternatively: Michel Ange Merisi de Caravaggio)
Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:
Bacchus, Bacchus, also known as Dionysus, is depicted at a table filled with fruit and a vase full of a red liquid, he is draped in a sheet, holding a platter with a headdress of grapes and leaves adorning his head., circa 1597-1589, Photographed in 1940
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0021; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Bacchus, Detail from the larger painting depicting the Roman God Bacchus at a table filled with fruit and wine, circa 1597-1598, Photographed in 1940
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0022; Public Notes:
Basket of Fruit, A woven basket is shown on a table overflowing with fruits and other vegetation., circa 1596-1599
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0044; Public Notes:
Basket of Fruit, A woven basket sits on a table overflowing with fruit and leaves., circa 1596-1599
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0043; Public Notes:
Boy Bitten by Lizard, Image depicting a boy after he had been bitten by a lizard. His body seems contorted and his hands are outstretched. The boy is placed behind a table with a flowers vase and fruit on it., circa 1595-1600
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0025; Public Notes:
Boy Bitten by Lizard, Image depicting a boy after he had been bitten by a lizard. His body seems contorted and his hands are outstretched. The boy is placed behind a table with a flowers vase and fruit on it., circa 1595-1600
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0026; Public Notes:
Boy with a Basket of Fruit, Image depicting a young man holding a basket filled with fruit and leaves, circa 1592
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0024; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Burial of Saint Lucia, Image depicts the burial of Saint Lucia, the patron saint of Syracuse. After donating all of her possessions to the poor, she was denounced as a Christian, when she refused to give up her chastity, she was sentenced to be dragged to a brothel. According to the legend, the Lord intervened and she could not be removed from the place where she stood. Unable to inflict the punishment she was prescribed they decided instead to cut her throat. The place her body landed became the church of Santa Lucia al Sepolcro in Syracuse., circa 1608-1609
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0054; Public Notes:
Crown of Thornes, Painting depicts the Crucifixion scene of soldiers wrapping a string of thorns around Jesus' head. He is being held down by at least two men. He is depicted emaciated and his eyes are cast upward and his hands are bound.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0060; Public Notes:
Death of the Virgin, Image depicting the death of the Virgin Mary, the full painting shows the apostles surrounding her with Mary Magdalene has collapsed on the bed beside her. The Virgin Mary is depicted with her arms outstretched and eyes closed., 1606
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0063; Public Notes:
Doubting Thomas, Painting depicts the Doubting Thomas story. The apostle Thomas, not yet witnessing the resurrected Christ, declared that he refused to believe the other apostles' accounts until he could feel the wounds himself. In this scene Jesus' reveals himself to Thomas and two other apostles and puts his hands in the wounds. The two other apostles watch from behind and Thomas has a look of shock on his face.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0062; Public Notes:
Ecce Homo, Image depicts the New Testament Crucifixion scene of Pontius Pilate displaying Christ to the crowd while wearing the crown of thorns and draped in robes, mocking his status as the Messiah. He shouts to the crowd: “Behold the Man.” Pilate is depicted in all black, facing the crowd with his hands pointed toward Jesus, whose eyes are downcast, conveying either sadness or peace. A man behind the two is placing the robe on Christ’s naked body., circa 1605
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0061; Public Notes:
Half-length Portrait of a Young Woman, This painting holds some controversy as to the subject. The title of the painting suggests that it is Caterina Campani, wife of Caravaggio's friend, the architect Onorio Longhi. Yet scholars have suggested that it could also be a portrait of an unknown Courtesan, a woman named Phyllis or the prostitute called Fillide Melandroni. The woman is shown in full profile holding flowers to her chest. Her gaze is direct.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0057; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Head of John the Baptist, Painting depicts the New Testament scene in which King Herod grants his step daughter Salome any gift she desires. At the request of her mother, King Herod's wife, Salome requests the head of John the Baptist. The painting depicts the moment when Salome is presented with the head on a platter from an unknown man.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0074; Public Notes:
Madonna and Child, Image depicting the Madonna and Child in a contemporary context, the Virgin mother is identified by a halo while adoring the Christ child., circa 1603-1605
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0029; Public Notes:
Medusa, Image depicting the head of Medusa, the Gorgon slayed by Perseus. She is depicted with blood spurting from her neck, her face in anger and the standard snakes for hair, circa 1597
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0027; Public Notes:
Medusa, Image depicting the head of Medusa, the Gorgon slayed by Perseus. She is depicted with blood spurting from her neck, her face in anger and the standard snakes for hair, circa 1597
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0028; Public Notes:
Narcissus, Image depicts the story of Narcissus, a demi-god who so loved his own reflection found in a pool that he wasted away and died staring at himself, circa 1597-1599
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0053; Public Notes:
Nativity with Saints Lawrence and Francis, Image depicting the New Testament scene from the nativity of Christ. Mary is shown in front of the Christ child laying on the ground. Saint Francis and Saint Lawrence, Joseph and an angel appear around the pair. Detail of the angel, who is holding a banner that reads "Glory to God in the Church.", circa 1609
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0056; Public Notes:
Nativity with Saints Lawrence and Francis, Image depicting the New Testament scene from the nativity of Christ. Mary is shown in front of the Christ child laying on the ground. Saint Francis and Saint Lawrence, Joseph and an angel appear around the pair. The angel is holding a banner that reads "Glory to God in the Church.", circa 1609
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CARA.0055; Public Notes:
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