The Mocking of Ceres
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The Mocking of Ceres is a mythological painting by German artist Adam Elsheimer, notable for its intimate scale, refined detail, and dramatic use of light and shadow in depicting the Roman goddess Ceres.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Mocking of Ceres canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
mythological painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | German Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Roman mythology
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myth of the goddess Ceres ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| creator | Adam Elsheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | German ⓘ |
| depicts |
Ceres
NERFINISHED
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Roman goddess Ceres NERFINISHED ⓘ classical costume ⓘ mythological scene ⓘ narrative moment from myth ⓘ |
| genre | mythological painting ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle |
naturalistic lighting
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painterly detail ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Roman religion
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classical antiquity ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
classical mythology
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gods and goddesses ⓘ humiliation of a deity ⓘ |
| hasVisualFeature |
carefully rendered figures
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small-scale composition ⓘ strong contrasts of light and dark ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Caravaggesque lighting
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Italian painting ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Ceres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
dramatic use of light and shadow
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intimate scale ⓘ refined detail ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| period | early 17th century ⓘ |
| portrays | interaction between mortals and a goddess ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of Elsheimer’s mythological works
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noted for sophisticated handling of light ⓘ represents fusion of northern detail and Italian lighting ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | chiaroscuro ⓘ |
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