Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his Wife
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Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his Wife is a celebrated Neoclassical painting depicting the pioneering chemist Antoine Lavoisier and his wife Marie-Anne in an intimate, intellectually engaged domestic setting.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neoclassical painting
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oil painting → painting → |
| artStyle |
Neoclassical
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| collection |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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| colorPalette |
muted tones
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rich reds → |
| commissionedBy |
Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier
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Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze → |
| completionDate |
1788
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| copyrightStatus |
public domain
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| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| creator |
Jacques-Louis David
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| creatorNationality |
French
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| depicts |
Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier
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Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze → |
| depictsActivity |
intellectual conversation
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scientific work → |
| depictsObject |
glassware
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inkstand → papers → scientific instruments → |
| depictsOccupation |
chemist
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| depictsSetting |
domestic setting
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interior → |
| depictsTimePeriod |
late 18th century
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| exhibitionHistory |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art permanent collection
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| genre |
portrait painting
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| hasPart |
figure of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier
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figure of Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze → red tablecloth → scientific apparatus → table → |
| height |
259.7 cm
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| inception |
1788
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| inventoryNumber |
1977.10
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| languageOfWork |
none
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| location |
New York City
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art → |
| materialUsed |
canvas
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oil paint → |
| medium |
oil on canvas
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| movement |
Neoclassicism
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| notableFor |
intimate portrayal of a scientific couple
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representation of scientific inquiry in art → |
| significantFigure |
Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier
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Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze → |
| width |
194.6 cm
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Jacques-Louis David
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notableWork |