The Lady of Shalott
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The Lady of Shalott is a famous 19th-century painting by John William Waterhouse, inspired by Alfred Tennyson’s poem and celebrated as an iconic example of Pre-Raphaelite romanticism and medievalism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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work of art → |
| artisticPeriod | Victorian era → |
| artStyle | romantic realism → |
| basedOn |
Arthurian legend
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surface form: "Arthurian legend of Elaine of Astolat"
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom → |
| creator | John William Waterhouse → |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic example of Pre-Raphaelite romanticism
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iconic representation of Tennyson’s poem in visual art → |
| depicts |
"The Lady of Shalott" (poem)
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surface form: "The Lady of Shalott (character)"
a woman in a boat → autumn landscape → candles → river → scene from Arthurian legend → tapestry → |
| depictsEmotion |
melancholy
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resignation → |
| depictsMoment | The Lady of Shalott leaving the tower in a boat → |
| depictsTextualSource | lines from Tennyson’s poem describing the Lady in the boat → |
| genre |
Pre-Raphaelite painting
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history painting → romantic painting → |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later visual interpretations of Tennyson’s poem
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popular imagery of the Lady of Shalott character → |
| hasTheme |
conflict between art and life
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death → isolation → |
| hasTitle | The Lady of Shalott → |
| inspiredBy |
"The Lady of Shalott" (poem)
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson →
surface form: "Alfred Tennyson"
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| medium | oil paint → |
| movement | Pre-Raphaelite-influenced art → |
| notableFor |
detailed naturalistic setting
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dramatic narrative composition → rich color palette → |
| originalLanguageOfTitle | English → |
| painter | John William Waterhouse → |
| portraysCharacterFromTradition |
Arthurian legend
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surface form: "Arthurian legend cycle"
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| portraysCharacterFromWork | "The Lady of Shalott" (poem) → |
| setInPeriod | medieval times → |
| setInPlace | river near Camelot (fictional) → |
| subjectMatter |
curse and fate
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medievalism → tragic heroine → unrequited love → |
| support | canvas → |
| yearCompleted | 1888 → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "The Lady of Shalott (painting)"
this entity surface form: "The Lady of Shalott (illustrations)"
this entity surface form: "The Lady of Shalott (Waterhouse)"