A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery
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A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery is an 18th-century oil painting by Joseph Wright of Derby that dramatically depicts a scientific demonstration of a mechanical solar system, symbolizing the Enlightenment’s fascination with reason and empirical inquiry.
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| A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
oil painting
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work of art ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | A Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Joseph Wright of Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| collection | Derby Museum and Art Gallery collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | c. 1766 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| creator | Joseph Wright of Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | British Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
audience illuminated by scientific instrument
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candlelit interior ⓘ central light source representing the Sun ⓘ children observing science ⓘ group of observers ⓘ lecturer ⓘ mechanical model of the solar system ⓘ orrery ⓘ philosopher explaining planetary motion ⓘ scientific demonstration ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | none ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important work in the oeuvre of Joseph Wright of Derby
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key example of Enlightenment-themed painting in British art ⓘ |
| hasTitle | A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1766 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary public science lectures ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | scientific culture of the Enlightenment ⓘ |
| lightingEffect | tenebrism ⓘ |
| location | Derby Museum and Art Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Enlightenment science
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astronomy ⓘ education ⓘ empirical inquiry ⓘ reason ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Enlightenment art ⓘ |
| partOf | Joseph Wright of Derby’s series of scientific subject paintings ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Enlightenment ideals
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power of scientific knowledge ⓘ transition from religious to scientific explanations ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 18th century ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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