The Awakening Conscience
E35083
The Awakening Conscience is an 1853 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies Pre-Raphaelite moral realism, depicting a kept woman’s sudden moment of spiritual and moral realization.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pre-Raphaelite painting
ⓘ
oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artist | William Holman Hunt ⓘ |
| artworkStyle |
highly detailed
ⓘ
realist ⓘ symbolic ⓘ |
| collection | Tate ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | William Holman Hunt ⓘ |
| depicts |
interior of a Victorian room
ⓘ
kept woman ⓘ man at a piano ⓘ moment of spiritual realization ⓘ moral awakening ⓘ |
| depictsMoment |
sudden realization of guilt
ⓘ
woman rising from man’s lap ⓘ |
| genre | moral realism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
carpet with floral pattern
ⓘ
cat under the table ⓘ clock ⓘ discarded glove ⓘ garden outside ⓘ mirror ⓘ open window ⓘ ornate furniture ⓘ religious symbolism ⓘ ring on the woman’s finger ⓘ sheet music ⓘ |
| inception | 1853 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Victorian concerns about prostitution ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location | Tate Britain ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
fallen woman
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Pre-Raphaelite art
ⓘ
surface form:
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
|
| partOf |
Pre-Raphaelite art
ⓘ
surface form:
Pre-Raphaelite moral series by William Holman Hunt
Victorian art ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| theme |
Victorian morality
ⓘ
sexual morality ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ social critique ⓘ spiritual awakening ⓘ |
| title | The Awakening Conscience self-link ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.