frieze of Parnassus
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The frieze of Parnassus is a large sculptural relief on the Albert Memorial in London depicting numerous great poets, musicians, painters, architects, and other artists from history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| frieze of Parnassus canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frieze
ⓘ
sculptural relief ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian ⓘ |
| artForm | relief sculpture ⓘ |
| artMovement | Victorian sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Albert
Royal Albert Hall ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Albert Hall (nearby landmark)
|
| commissionedBy | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | iconic example of Victorian commemorative art ⓘ |
| depicts |
Western canon
ⓘ
surface form:
Western canon of the arts
allegorical arrangement of artistic disciplines ⓘ architects ⓘ artists ⓘ classical and modern artists together ⓘ historical figures from different periods ⓘ musicians ⓘ painters ⓘ poets ⓘ sculptors ⓘ |
| designedFor | commemoration of Prince Albert ⓘ |
| function |
didactic representation of great artists
ⓘ
memorial ⓘ |
| genre |
commemorative sculpture
ⓘ
public art ⓘ |
| hasColor | light stone ⓘ |
| hasInscription | names of artists ⓘ |
| hasPart |
east side of Frieze of Parnassus
ⓘ
north side of Frieze of Parnassus ⓘ south side of Frieze of Parnassus ⓘ west side of Frieze of Parnassus ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed structure (through Albert Memorial) ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedInTheStructure | base of the Albert Memorial ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | Victorian era ⓘ |
| location |
Kensington Gardens
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Parnassus ⓘ |
| orientation | encircles the base of the Albert Memorial ⓘ |
| partOf |
Albert Memorial
ⓘ
ornamental program of the Albert Memorial ⓘ |
| publicAccess | exterior, freely viewable ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | cultural history ⓘ |
| theme | celebration of the arts ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.