Penance (painting by Nicolas Poussin)
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"Penance" is one of Nicolas Poussin’s religious paintings from his series on the Seven Sacraments, depicting the Christian sacrament of penance with his characteristic classical composition and restrained emotional intensity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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religious painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | Counter-Reformation art ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
classical composition
ⓘ
restrained emotional intensity ⓘ |
| basedOn | Catholic sacrament of penance ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | subdued palette ⓘ |
| compositionCharacteristic |
architectural background
ⓘ
balanced arrangement of figures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Nicolas Poussin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christian priest
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absolution ⓘ act of contrition ⓘ penitent figures ⓘ religious ritual ⓘ sacrament of penance ⓘ |
| emotionalTone | restrained ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Nicolas Poussin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeriesCompanions |
Baptism (from Seven Sacraments series)
NERFINISHED
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Confirmation (from Seven Sacraments series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Eucharist (from Seven Sacraments series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Extreme Unction (from Seven Sacraments series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Marriage (from Seven Sacraments series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ordination (from Seven Sacraments series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Penance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian Renaissance art
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classical antiquity ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian sacrament
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confession ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint (inferred) ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Seven Sacraments (series by Nicolas Poussin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| seriesSubject | Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian morality
ⓘ
sin and forgiveness ⓘ spiritual renewal ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century (inferred) ⓘ |
| usesPerspective | linear perspective ⓘ |
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