The Apotheosis of the Spanish Monarchy

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Baroque artwork allegorical painting ceiling fresco

The Apotheosis of the Spanish Monarchy is a grand Baroque ceiling fresco glorifying the power and divine legitimacy of Spain’s rulers, located in the Throne Room of Madrid’s Royal Palace.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Apotheosis of the Spanish Monarchy	1

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque artwork ⓘ allegorical painting ⓘ ceiling fresco ⓘ
architecturalContext	Throne Room ceiling decoration ⓘ
artForm	fresco ⓘ
artMovement	Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissionedBy	Spanish crown NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important example of Spanish Baroque ceiling painting ⓘ symbol of Spanish royal authority ⓘ
depicts	Spanish monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ allegorical figures ⓘ allegory of divine legitimacy of kings ⓘ apotheosis ⓘ personifications of virtues ⓘ
function	dynastic propaganda ⓘ glorification of Spanish rulers ⓘ
genre	history painting ⓘ political allegory ⓘ
location	Throne Room of the Royal Palace of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	pigments on wet plaster ⓘ
setting	royal palace interior ⓘ
subjectHeading	monarchy in art ⓘ royal iconography ⓘ
theme	Catholic triumph ⓘ divine right of kings ⓘ glorification of Spain ⓘ imperial power ⓘ
visibility	publicly accessible in guided palace visits ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Throne Room → ceilingPaintingSubject → The Apotheosis of the Spanish Monarchy ⓘ

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo → notableWork → The Apotheosis of the Spanish Monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apotheosis of the Spanish Monarchy