Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition 1857
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The Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857 was a landmark Victorian exhibition in Manchester, England, that assembled one of the largest and most comprehensive displays of artworks ever seen in Britain, significantly shaping public taste and the reception of movements such as the Pre-Raphaelites.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Victorian cultural event
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art exhibition → temporary exhibition → |
| architect |
Francis Fowke
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| chairperson |
Thomas Fairbairn
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| describedBySource |
contemporary Victorian press
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later art-historical scholarship → |
| endTime |
1857
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| exhibitedWork |
Baroque art
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British school paintings → Old Master paintings → Pre-Raphaelite paintings → Renaissance art → |
| exhibitionVenueType |
temporary iron-and-glass structure
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| genre |
art exhibition
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| hasCause |
Victorian interest in art and culture
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| hasPart |
section of ancient masters
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section of modern paintings → section of ornamental art → section of photographs → section of sculpture → |
| impact |
contributed to wider acceptance of the Pre-Raphaelites
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demonstrated the cultural ambitions of industrial Manchester → helped shape Victorian public taste in art → |
| inception |
1857
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| inspiredBy |
The Great Exhibition of 1851
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
England
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| location |
Manchester
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Trafford Park area of Manchester → |
| mainSubject |
European painting
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decorative arts → photography → prints and drawings → sculpture → |
| notableWorkExhibited |
works by J. M. W. Turner
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works by Joshua Reynolds → works by Raphael → works by Rubens → works by Thomas Gainsborough → works by Titian → works by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood → |
| numberOfWorks |
over 16,000
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| organizer |
Manchester Art Treasures Committee
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| patron |
Prince Albert
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| scale |
one of the largest art exhibitions ever held in Britain
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| significantEvent |
major display of Pre-Raphaelite art to a broad public
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| startTime |
1857
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| visitorCount |
more than 1,000,000
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Pre-Raphaelite art
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exhibitedAt |