The Scapegoat
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The Scapegoat is a famous 1856 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt depicting a lone goat symbolically burdened with the sins of the people in a desolate landscape.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
painting
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| basedOn |
Biblical scapegoat ritual
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Book of Leviticus → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| creator |
William Holman Hunt
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| depicts |
desolate landscape
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goat → scapegoat → symbolic burden of sins → symbolic representation of the sins of the people → |
| describedBySource |
art historical literature
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| genre |
religious painting
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symbolic painting → |
| hasQuality |
religious allegory
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symbolism → |
| hasTitle |
The Scapegoat
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| inception |
1856
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| mainSubject |
atonement
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exile → sacrifice → sin → |
| movement |
Pre-Raphaelite
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| notableWorkOf |
William Holman Hunt
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| partOf |
Pre-Raphaelite art
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Pre-Raphaelite art
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William Holman Hunt → |
notableWork |
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The Scapegoat
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hasTitle |