Modern Painters
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Modern Painters is a multi-volume art criticism work by John Ruskin that passionately defends the truthfulness and moral value of modern landscape painting, especially that of J.M.W. Turner.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Modern Painters canonical | 4 |
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Target entity: Modern Painters Context triple: [John Ruskin, notableWork, Modern Painters]
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Old Masters
Old Masters are renowned European painters and their works, typically created before the 19th century, celebrated for their technical mastery and historical significance.
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Les Nabis
Les Nabis were a late 19th-century group of French avant-garde artists who sought to synthesize symbolism, decorative art, and spiritual themes into a new, modern visual language.
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Barbizon school
The Barbizon school was a mid-19th-century French art movement centered on naturalistic landscape painting and rural life, which helped pave the way for Impressionism.
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American Abstract Artists
American Abstract Artists is a New York–based artist-run organization founded in 1936 that championed and promoted abstract art in the United States through exhibitions, publications, and advocacy.
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Ashcan School
The Ashcan School was an early 20th-century American art movement known for its gritty, realistic depictions of everyday urban life, particularly in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Modern Painters Target entity description: Modern Painters is a multi-volume art criticism work by John Ruskin that passionately defends the truthfulness and moral value of modern landscape painting, especially that of J.M.W. Turner.
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A.
Old Masters
Old Masters are renowned European painters and their works, typically created before the 19th century, celebrated for their technical mastery and historical significance.
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B.
Les Nabis
Les Nabis were a late 19th-century group of French avant-garde artists who sought to synthesize symbolism, decorative art, and spiritual themes into a new, modern visual language.
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C.
Barbizon school
The Barbizon school was a mid-19th-century French art movement centered on naturalistic landscape painting and rural life, which helped pave the way for Impressionism.
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D.
American Abstract Artists
American Abstract Artists is a New York–based artist-run organization founded in 1936 that championed and promoted abstract art in the United States through exhibitions, publications, and advocacy.
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E.
Ashcan School
The Ashcan School was an early 20th-century American art movement known for its gritty, realistic depictions of everyday urban life, particularly in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art criticism book
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multi-volume work ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| advocates | close observation of nature ⓘ |
| argues | modern painters can surpass Old Masters in truth to nature ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Victorian art ⓘ |
| author | John Ruskin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes | academic classicism in art ⓘ |
| defends | truthfulness of modern landscape painting ⓘ |
| discusses |
Old Masters
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contemporary landscape painters ⓘ principles of beauty in nature ⓘ |
| emphasizes | moral value of modern landscape painting ⓘ |
| expandedTo | five volumes ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | two volumes initially planned ⓘ |
| firstVolumePublicationYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| genre | art criticism ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | highly influential in 19th-century Britain ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Modern Painters, Volume I
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Modern Painters, Volume II ⓘ Modern Painters, Volume III ⓘ Modern Painters, Volume IV ⓘ Modern Painters, Volume V ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
relationship between art and morality
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truth to nature in art ⓘ |
| influenced |
Victorian aesthetics
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Victorian art criticism ⓘ perception of J. M. W. Turner ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastVolumePublicationYear | 1860 ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aesthetics
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art theory ⓘ landscape painting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of modern landscape painters over Old Masters
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detailed analysis of J. M. W. Turner’s work ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 5 ⓘ |
| periodDiscussed | 19th-century art ⓘ |
| placeOfPublicationOfFirstVolume |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| publisherOfFirstVolume | Smith, Elder & Co. ⓘ |
| supportsArtist | J. M. W. Turner ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
art critics
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artists ⓘ educated general readers ⓘ |
| writtenBy | John Ruskin ⓘ |
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