The Allegory of the Mechanical Arts
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The Allegory of the Mechanical Arts is a painting by Dutch Mannerist artist Abraham Bloemaert that personifies and celebrates various crafts and trades through symbolic figures and objects.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Allegory of Sculpture | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | Dutch Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette | Mannerist color scheme ⓘ |
| compositionStyle | complex multi-figure composition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| creator | Abraham Bloemaert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Northern European humanism ⓘ |
| depicts |
allegorical figures
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artisans ⓘ collaboration among craftsmen ⓘ crafts ⓘ instruments ⓘ mechanical arts ⓘ personifications of crafts ⓘ symbolic objects ⓘ tools ⓘ trades ⓘ workshop setting ⓘ |
| genre | allegorical painting ⓘ |
| hasArtHistoricalSignificance |
example of allegorical representation of labor
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illustrates status of crafts in early modern Europe ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
personification of trades
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symbolic attributes of professions ⓘ |
| hasSubject | mechanical arts as liberal arts counterpart ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
allegory
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celebration of manual labor ⓘ dignity of crafts ⓘ technical skill ⓘ |
| inception | early 17th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Italian Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | educated patrons ⓘ |
| intendedFunction | didactic allegory ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| medium |
oil on canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Abraham Bloemaert oeuvre ⓘ |
| period | Dutch Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
The Allegory of Sculpture