Coronation of the Virgin by El Greco
E329053
Coronation of the Virgin by El Greco is a late 16th-century religious painting that exemplifies the artist’s elongated figures, vivid colors, and mystical Mannerist style in depicting the crowning of the Virgin Mary in heaven.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coronation of the Virgin by El Greco canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
ⓘ
religious painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artisticMovement | Mannerism ⓘ |
| basedOn | Catholic Marian doctrine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | El Greco ⓘ |
| depicts |
Coronation of the Virgin
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Holy Trinity ⓘ Jesus Christ ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ angels ⓘ clouds ⓘ crowning of the Virgin Mary in heaven ⓘ heavenly scene ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian art
ⓘ
Mannerism ⓘ |
| hasArtisticSchool |
Cretan School
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surface form:
Cretan–Spanish school
|
| hasCharacteristic |
dramatic lighting
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elongated figures ⓘ expressive gestures ⓘ mystical atmosphere ⓘ vivid colors ⓘ |
| hasMood |
devotional
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ecstatic ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | vertical composition ⓘ |
| iconographicType | Coronation of the Virgin ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Byzantine icon tradition
ⓘ
Mannerism ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Mannerism
Venetian colorism ⓘ |
| intendedUse | altarpiece ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Spanish ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Coronation of the Virgin iconography
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| movement | Spanish Renaissance ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| style | Mannerist ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Marian art
ⓘ
New Testament in art ⓘ |
| theme |
Trinitarian theology
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glorification of Mary ⓘ heavenly kingship of Christ ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| usesColor |
golden tones
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intense blues ⓘ intense reds ⓘ |
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