The Oath of Brutus
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The Oath of Brutus is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton, depicting the legendary Roman figure Lucius Junius Brutus swearing an oath to overthrow the monarchy and establish the Roman Republic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Oath of Brutus canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
history painting
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neoclassical painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | British neoclassical history painting ⓘ |
| basedOn | Roman legend of Lucius Junius Brutus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| creator | Gavin Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| depicts |
Brutus swearing an oath
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Lucius Junius Brutus NERFINISHED ⓘ oath-taking scene ⓘ the founding of the Roman Republic ⓘ the overthrow of the Roman monarchy ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | establishment of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| depictsMythology | Roman mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsTimePeriod | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| hasInfluence | later neoclassical depictions of Roman republican themes ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
classical composition
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idealized figures ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
civic duty
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founding of political order ⓘ sacrifice for the state ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Brutus Taking the Oath (variant title)
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The Oath of Brutus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lucius Junius Brutus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| portrays | transition from monarchy to republic in Rome ⓘ |
| subject |
anti-monarchism
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political revolution ⓘ republican virtue ⓘ |
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