The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew

E334868

Baroque painting painting

The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the violent killing of the apostle Matthew at the altar, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew canonical	5
The Inspiration of Saint Matthew	4
martyrdom of Saint Matthew	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3186069 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew
Context triple: [The Calling of Saint Matthew, followedBy, The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew]

A. The Martyrdom of Jesus of Nazareth
The Martyrdom of Jesus of Nazareth is a 19th-century work of biblical criticism by Reform rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise that reinterprets the trial and death of Jesus from a Jewish historical perspective.
B. The Crucifixion of Saint Peter
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the apostle Peter being nailed to an inverted cross with intense realism and stark chiaroscuro.
C. The Taking of Christ
The Taking of Christ is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
D. the Martyrs
The Martyrs are early Christians who suffered persecution and death for their faith, venerated as holy witnesses and often commemorated collectively in church dedications and liturgy.
E. Le Martyre de saint Sébastien
Le Martyre de saint Sébastien is a 1911 musical mystery play with incidental music by Claude Debussy, notable for its symbolist, mystical atmosphere and fusion of drama, dance, and orchestral writing.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew
Target entity description: The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the violent killing of the apostle Matthew at the altar, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.

A. The Martyrdom of Jesus of Nazareth
The Martyrdom of Jesus of Nazareth is a 19th-century work of biblical criticism by Reform rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise that reinterprets the trial and death of Jesus from a Jewish historical perspective.
B. The Crucifixion of Saint Peter
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the apostle Peter being nailed to an inverted cross with intense realism and stark chiaroscuro.
C. The Taking of Christ
The Taking of Christ is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
D. the Martyrs
The Martyrs are early Christians who suffered persecution and death for their faith, venerated as holy witnesses and often commemorated collectively in church dedications and liturgy.
E. Le Martyre de saint Sébastien
Le Martyre de saint Sébastien is a 1911 musical mystery play with incidental music by Claude Debussy, notable for its symbolist, mystical atmosphere and fusion of drama, dance, and orchestral writing.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque painting ⓘ painting ⓘ
artForm	oil painting ⓘ
artisticMovement	Roman Baroque ⓘ linked to: Italian Baroque
commissionedBy	Matteo Contarelli ⓘ
commissionedFor	Contarelli Chapel ⓘ
commissionedIn	1599 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ
creator	Caravaggio ⓘ
depicts	Saint Matthew ⓘ linked to: Apostle Matthew angel offering palm of martyrdom ⓘ martyrdom of Saint Matthew ⓘ linked to: The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew scene from Christian tradition ⓘ violent killing at the altar ⓘ
genre	religious painting ⓘ
hasColorPalette	strong contrasts of light and dark ⓘ
hasPart	altar ⓘ angel ⓘ executioner ⓘ onlookers ⓘ
hasWorkInSameChapel	The Calling of Saint Matthew ⓘ The Inspiration of Saint Matthew ⓘ linked to: The Calling of Saint Matthew
height	approximately 3.2 metres ⓘ
inception	circa 1599–1600 ⓘ
influenced	Baroque religious painting ⓘ
influencedBy	Counter-Reformation ideals ⓘ
languageOfWork	none ⓘ
locatedIn	Contarelli Chapel ⓘ
locatedInBuilding	Church of San Luigi dei Francesi ⓘ linked to: San Luigi dei Francesi
mainSubject	Christian martyrdom ⓘ Saint Matthew ⓘ linked to: Apostle Matthew
movement	Baroque ⓘ
notableFor	dramatic composition ⓘ emotional realism ⓘ intense chiaroscuro ⓘ
partOfSeries	Contarelli Chapel cycle ⓘ Saint Matthew cycle by Caravaggio ⓘ
presentLocation	Italy ⓘ Rome ⓘ San Luigi dei Francesi ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
setIn	altar space ⓘ church interior ⓘ
style	dramatic chiaroscuro ⓘ tenebrism ⓘ
timePeriod	late 16th century ⓘ
usesTechnique	oil on canvas ⓘ
width	approximately 3.6 metres ⓘ
yearOfCreation	1599 ⓘ