Portrait of Emma, Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante
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Portrait of Emma, Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante is a celebrated neoclassical painting depicting Emma Hamilton in the guise of a Bacchante, created by the renowned French portraitist Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portrait of Emma, Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ portrait ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of Vigée Le Brun’s mythological portraits
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notable representation of Emma Hamilton as a classical figure ⓘ |
| artist |
Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun
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surface form:
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
|
| associatedWith |
Neoclassicism
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surface form:
European Neoclassicism
cult of celebrity in the 18th century ⓘ |
| basedOn | Bacchante from Greco-Roman mythology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts |
Bacchante
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Dionysian imagery ⓘ Emma Hamilton ⓘ
surface form:
Emma, Lady Hamilton
classical antiquity theme ⓘ |
| depictsTimePeriod | late 18th century fashion ⓘ |
| genre |
Neoclassicism
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allegorical painting ⓘ mythological portrait ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle |
history painting elements
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idealized realism ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Grand Tour-era fascination with antiquity
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aristocratic portraiture ⓘ |
| hasFemaleSubject | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
classical mythology
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cult of beauty ⓘ femininity ⓘ role-play and masquerade ⓘ sensuality ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter |
Emma Hamilton
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surface form:
Emma, Lady Hamilton
|
| inception | 1790s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Grand Tour
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Tour culture
classical sculpture ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement |
Neoclassicism
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surface form:
Neoclassical art
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| notableWorkOf |
Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun
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surface form:
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
|
| portrays |
Emma Hamilton as a priestess of Bacchus
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Emma Hamilton in classical costume ⓘ |
| portraysMythologicalRole | Bacchante, follower of Bacchus ⓘ |
| subjectNotableRelationship | Horatio Nelson ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
artist’s model
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muse ⓘ |
| subjectSpouse | Sir William Hamilton ⓘ |
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