The Elephants
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The Elephants is a surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí featuring elongated, spindly-legged elephants that symbolize the contrast between weight and fragility.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
painting
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surrealist painting → |
| artist |
Salvador Dalí
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| artisticPeriodOfCreator |
Dalí’s surrealist period
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| associatedWithArtist |
Salvador Dalí’s recurring elephant motif
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| colorPalette |
contrasting tones
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dreamlike → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Spain
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| creator |
Salvador Dalí
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| creatorNationality |
Spanish
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| depicts |
elephants
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elongated elephants → spindly-legged elephants → |
| genre |
Surrealism
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| hasArtHistoricalContext |
20th-century modern art
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| hasArtTechnique |
illusionistic rendering
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precise draftsmanship → |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
iconic example of Dalí’s surreal animal imagery
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| hasInterpretation |
commentary on unstable foundations of power
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exploration of paradox between strength and vulnerability → |
| hasMood |
dreamlike
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unsettling → |
| hasPerspective |
distorted
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dreamlike space → |
| hasStyle |
surrealist
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| hasSubjectMatter |
monumental animals
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surreal landscape → |
| hasSymbolism |
fragility
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instability → power → weight → |
| hasTheme |
contrast between weight and fragility
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| hasTitle |
The Elephants
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| influencedBy |
Freudian psychoanalysis
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dream imagery → |
| languageOfTitle |
English
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| medium |
oil paint
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| movement |
Surrealism
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| notableFor |
exaggeratedly long, thin legs of elephants
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symbolic use of animals → visual tension between mass and delicacy → |
| sharesMotifsWith |
Dalí’s painting "The Temptation of St. Anthony"
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| surface |
canvas
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| usesMotif |
elephant
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long legs → obelisks → |
| workOf |
Salvador Dalí
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Salvador Dalí
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Salvador Dalí → |
notableWork |
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Marquess of Dalí de Púbol
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granteeNotableWork |
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The Elephants
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hasTitle |