Frederic Leighton
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Frederic Leighton was a prominent 19th-century British painter and sculptor associated with the Victorian neoclassical movement and known for his richly colored, idealized historical and mythological works.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frederic Leighton canonical | 7 |
| Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton | 1 |
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Target entity: Frederic Leighton Context triple: [Royal Academy of Arts, hasNotablePresident, Frederic Leighton]
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William Holman Hunt
William Holman Hunt was a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, renowned for his highly detailed, symbolically rich Victorian paintings.
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Frederic Sandys
Frederic Sandys was a 19th-century British painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, known for his highly detailed, symbolically rich portraits and mythological subjects.
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John Everett Millais
John Everett Millais was a leading 19th-century British painter and founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, renowned for his highly detailed, emotionally charged works such as "Ophelia."
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John William Waterhouse
John William Waterhouse was a British painter renowned for his romantic, mythological, and literary-themed works that continued and popularized the Pre-Raphaelite style into the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
George Washington Watts
George Washington Watts was an American industrialist and philanthropist best known for helping build the tobacco empire that shaped Durham, North Carolina’s early economic growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Frederic Leighton Target entity description: Frederic Leighton was a prominent 19th-century British painter and sculptor associated with the Victorian neoclassical movement and known for his richly colored, idealized historical and mythological works.
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A.
William Holman Hunt
William Holman Hunt was a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, renowned for his highly detailed, symbolically rich Victorian paintings.
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B.
Frederic Sandys
Frederic Sandys was a 19th-century British painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, known for his highly detailed, symbolically rich portraits and mythological subjects.
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C.
John Everett Millais
John Everett Millais was a leading 19th-century British painter and founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, renowned for his highly detailed, emotionally charged works such as "Ophelia."
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D.
John William Waterhouse
John William Waterhouse was a British painter renowned for his romantic, mythological, and literary-themed works that continued and popularized the Pre-Raphaelite style into the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
George Washington Watts
George Washington Watts was an American industrialist and philanthropist best known for helping build the tobacco empire that shaped Durham, North Carolina’s early economic growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Victorian artist
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human ⓘ neoclassical artist ⓘ painter ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Baronetcy
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Knighthood ⓘ Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | angina pectoris ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1830-12-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1896-01-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Accademia del Disegno
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surface form:
Academy of Fine Arts, Florence
Städelschule ⓘ
surface form:
Städel School, Frankfurt
University College School, London ⓘ |
| endTime | 1896 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Frederic Leighton
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton
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| genre |
figurative art
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history painting ⓘ mythological painting ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico
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National Gallery ⓘ
surface form:
National Gallery, London
Tate Britain ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Baron Leighton ⓘ |
| knownFor |
classical themes
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mythological subjects ⓘ richly colored, idealized historical subjects ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Academy of Arts ⓘ |
| movement |
Academic art
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Victorian neoclassicism ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Athlete Wrestling with a Python
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Cimabue’s Maestà in the Upper Basilica ⓘ
surface form:
Cimabue’s Celebrated Madonna is Carried in Procession through the Streets of Florence
Flaming June ⓘ Greek Girls Picking up Pebbles by the Sea ⓘ Lachrymae ⓘ The Bath of Psyche ⓘ Daphnephoria ⓘ
surface form:
The Daphnephoria
The Garden of the Hesperides ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Scarborough
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surface form:
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
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| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of the Royal Academy of Arts ⓘ |
| residence | Leighton House, Kensington, London ⓘ |
| startTime | 1878 ⓘ |
| style |
highly finished academic technique
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idealized classicism ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Florence
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Rome ⓘ |
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