The Blind Leading the Blind
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The Blind Leading the Blind is a 1568 painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder that depicts a line of blind men stumbling into a ditch, often interpreted as a moral and religious allegory about human folly and misguided leadership.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Blind Leading the Blind canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artworkSeries | late religious works of Pieter Bruegel the Elder ⓘ |
| basedOn | Biblical parable of the blind leading the blind ⓘ |
| catalogCode | Capodimonte inventory of Bruegel works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette | muted earthy tones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Pieter Bruegel the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
blind men
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church in the background ⓘ line of blind men stumbling into a ditch ⓘ rural landscape ⓘ |
| depictsDisability | blindness ⓘ |
| describedBySource | art historical literature on Pieter Bruegel the Elder ⓘ |
| genre |
genre painting
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religious painting ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
critique of religious authorities
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general commentary on human vulnerability ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ditch
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six blind men ⓘ sloping landscape ⓘ village church ⓘ |
| height | 86 cm ⓘ |
| iconographicTheme |
blindness as metaphor for spiritual ignorance
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warning against false guides ⓘ |
| inception | 1568 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Gospel of Luke 6:39
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Gospel of Matthew 15:14 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | none (visual artwork) ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Museo di Capodimonte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
human folly
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misguided leadership ⓘ moral allegory ⓘ religious allegory ⓘ spiritual blindness ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | moment of imminent disaster ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Pieter Bruegel the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bruegel’s late oeuvre ⓘ |
| significantEvent | acquisition by Museo di Capodimonte ⓘ |
| surface | canvas ⓘ |
| title |
De parabel der blinden
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La parabola dei ciechi NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blind Leading the Blind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | 154 cm ⓘ |
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