Ex Nihilo
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Ex Nihilo is a monumental bronze and marble sculpture by American artist Frederick Hart, depicting human figures emerging from chaos in a dramatic allegory of creation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
religious artwork
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sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | major late-20th-century religious sculpture in the United States ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
dramatic chiaroscuro modeling
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realist figurative modeling ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
20th-century American sculpture
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American sacred art ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Washington National Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | on public display ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Frederick Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionStyle |
dynamic composition
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high relief ⓘ |
| depicts |
allegory of creation
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chaos ⓘ creation ⓘ human figures ⓘ |
| function |
architectural sculpture
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liturgical art ⓘ |
| genre | allegorical sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
emerging female figures
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emerging male figures ⓘ swirling abstract forms ⓘ |
| iconography | creation of humanity from primordial chaos ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Biblical creation narrative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| location | Washington National Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
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marble ⓘ |
| movement | figurative art ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Frederick Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | west façade ⓘ |
| partOf | West façade of the Washington National Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | central tympanum of the west entrance ⓘ |
| relatedArtistWork | The Creation Sculptures series by Frederick Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Creation Sculptures at Washington National Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian art ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
origin of humanity
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spiritual transformation ⓘ |
| theme |
creation ex nihilo
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emergence of order from chaos ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Out of nothing ⓘ |
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