Miravan Breaking Open the Tomb of His Ancestors
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"Miravan Breaking Open the Tomb of His Ancestors" is a dramatic 18th-century history painting by Joseph Wright of Derby that depicts a Persian nobleman sacrilegiously looting his forebears’ tomb, highlighting themes of greed, impiety, and retribution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Miravan Breaking Open the Tomb of His Ancestors canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
history painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
chiaroscuro
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dramatic lighting ⓘ moralizing subject ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| creator |
Joseph Wright
NERFINISHED
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Joseph Wright of Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | British ⓘ |
| depicts |
Miravan
NERFINISHED
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Persian nobleman ⓘ ancestors’ tomb ⓘ architectural elements ⓘ contrasting light and shadow ⓘ dark, cavernous space ⓘ emotional turmoil ⓘ greed ⓘ human remains ⓘ impiety ⓘ interior of a tomb ⓘ moment of sacrilegious act ⓘ moral transgression ⓘ retribution ⓘ sacrilege ⓘ sarcophagus ⓘ tomb robbing ⓘ treasure ⓘ violation of ancestral respect ⓘ |
| depictsCulture | Persian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasMoral | condemnation of greed and impiety ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Miravan breaking open his ancestors’ tomb ⓘ |
| movement |
Enlightenment art
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Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeSource | Persian tale ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
divine justice
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moral punishment for greed ⓘ violation of sacred burial ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | pre-modern Persia ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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