The Beguiling of Merlin
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The Beguiling of Merlin is a famous 1874 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones depicting the Arthurian sorceress Nimue enchanting and imprisoning the wizard Merlin.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting → |
| artForm | oil painting → |
| artStyle |
Pre-Raphaelite art
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surface form: "Pre-Raphaelite"
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| basedOn | Arthurian legend → |
| collection | Lady Lever Art Gallery → |
| colorPalette |
earthy colors
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muted tones → |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom → |
| creator | Edward Burne-Jones → |
| depicts |
Arthurian legend
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Merlin → Nimue → book or scroll of spells → emotional tension between figures → female enchantress → forest setting → magic → moment of magical entrapment → old bearded man → sorcery → |
| describedBySource |
art historical literature
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museum catalogues → |
| genre |
history painting
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mythological painting → |
| hasEffectOn | reputation of Edward Burne-Jones → |
| hasPart |
figure of Merlin
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figure of Nimue → |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
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fate → magic and knowledge → power dynamics → seduction → |
| inception | 1874 → |
| inspiredBy |
Arthurian legend
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surface form: "Arthurian romances"
medieval romance literature → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| location |
England
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Merseyside → Port Sunlight → United Kingdom → |
| mainSubject |
enchantment of Merlin
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imprisonment of Merlin → |
| movement |
Pre-Raphaelite art
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surface form: "Pre-Raphaelite"
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| notableWorkOf | Edward Burne-Jones → |
| partOf |
Pre-Raphaelite art
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surface form: "Pre-Raphaelite art canon"
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| publicationDate | 1874 → |
| title | The Beguiling of Merlin → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.