Houses of Parliament series
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The Houses of Parliament series is a group of Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet depicting the British Parliament building in London under varying light and weather conditions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Impressionist artwork
ⓘ
painting series ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| cityOfDepiction |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| countryOfDepiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Claude Monet
ⓘ
Claude Monet ⓘ
surface form:
Oscar-Claude Monet
|
| creatorLifespan | 1840–1926 ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| depicts |
Palace of Westminster
ⓘ
surface form:
Houses of Parliament in London
Palace of Westminster ⓘ Thames ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| genre |
cityscape painting
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landscape painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Houses of Parliament, Effect of Sun in the Fog
ⓘ
The Houses of Parliament, Stormy Sky ⓘ The Houses of Parliament, Effect of Sun in the Fog ⓘ
surface form:
The Houses of Parliament, Sun Breaking Through the Fog
The Houses of Parliament, Sunset ⓘ |
| inception |
circa 1899
ⓘ
early 1900s ⓘ |
| inCollection |
Art Institute of Chicago
ⓘ
Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ Musée d'Orsay ⓘ
surface form:
Musée d’Orsay
National Gallery of Art ⓘ other major museums worldwide ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
London fog and smog
ⓘ
changing atmospheric conditions over the Thames ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation |
Giverny garden
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surface form:
Giverny
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| mainSubject | British Parliament building ⓘ |
| movement | Impressionism ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
focus on color and light
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study of atmospheric effects ⓘ varying light conditions ⓘ varying weather conditions ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | over 30 paintings ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Parlement de Londres ⓘ |
| partOf | Monet’s London series ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Charing Cross Bridge series
ⓘ
Waterloo Bridge series ⓘ |
| seriesTheme |
changing light over architecture
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effects of London fog ⓘ |
| timeOfDayExplored |
foggy daylight
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sunset ⓘ twilight ⓘ |
| viewpoint |
from St Thomas’s Hospital area
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from the River Thames ⓘ |
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