Romeo and Juliet: The Tomb Scene

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"Romeo and Juliet: The Tomb Scene" is a dramatic 18th-century painting by Joseph Wright of Derby depicting the tragic climax of Shakespeare’s play in a characteristically intense, chiaroscuro-lit composition.

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instanceOf history painting
oil painting
painting
artisticFeature chiaroscuro lighting
dramatic composition
emphasis on emotional intensity
strong contrasts of light and shadow
artisticStyle Romantic sensibility in a pre-Romantic context
tenebrism
basedOn Romeo and Juliet NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkBy William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Joseph Wright NERFINISHED
Joseph Wright of Derby NERFINISHED
creatorNationality English
depicts a scene from William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet
the tomb scene from Romeo and Juliet
the tragic climax of Romeo and Juliet
depictsEmotion grief
horror
love
depictsEvent the apparent death of Juliet
the death of Romeo
the discovery of Juliet in the tomb
depictsLocation a crypt
a tomb
depictsTimeInNarrative the final act of Romeo and Juliet
genre dramatic painting
hasSubject death
despair
loss
tragic love
influencedBy Shakespearean drama
languageOfTitle English
literarySource Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Juliet NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
Romeo NERFINISHED
Tybalt NERFINISHED
medium oil on canvas
movement 18th-century British art
period 18th century
title Romeo and Juliet: The Tomb Scene NERFINISHED

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Joseph Wright of Derby paintings notableWork Romeo and Juliet: The Tomb Scene