How does this artwork elucidate its Legacy?
The Seven Works of Mercy was adapted for the theatre in 2016 by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Written by Anders Lustgarten, The Seven Acts of Mercy was directed by Erica Whyman, the Deputy Artistic Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company.Terence Ward created a biographical thriller of the painting, along with a story of how the painting continues to affect lives today, with his book The Guardian of Mercy: How an Extraordinary Painting by Caravaggio Changed an Ordinary Life Today, released by Arcade Publishing in 2016.Irish poet, Catherine Ann Cullen, wrote seven poems on the painting, which were published in The Other Now, published in 2016.
Mercy Anders Lustgarten Erica Whyman Arcade Publishing Caravaggio Royal Shakespeare Company Catherine Ann Cullen Terence Ward