Pollice Verso
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Pollice Verso is an 1872 painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme depicting a dramatic Roman gladiatorial scene that powerfully influenced popular imagery of ancient arena combat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pollice Verso canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | highly detailed realism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | interpretation of gladiatorial mercy and death signals ⓘ |
| colorPalette | dramatic contrasts of light and shadow ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Jean-Léon Gérôme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| depicts |
Colosseum
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Roman arena ⓘ Roman crowd ⓘ Roman gladiators ⓘ emperor in imperial box ⓘ thumbs-down gesture ⓘ |
| depictsEmotion |
bloodlust of the crowd
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desperation of defeated gladiator ⓘ triumph of victor ⓘ |
| depictsGesture | turned thumb ⓘ |
| depictsLocation |
Flavian Amphitheatre
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Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsTimePeriod | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
defeated gladiator
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imperial entourage ⓘ spectators in stands ⓘ vestal virgins ⓘ victorious gladiator ⓘ |
| historicalAccuracy | partly speculative regarding thumb gesture meaning ⓘ |
| inception | 1872 ⓘ |
| influenced |
cinematic depictions of Roman arenas
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popular imagery of gladiators ⓘ visual convention of thumbs-down as death signal ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
ancient Roman history
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archaeological research on Rome ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ancient Rome
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gladiatorial combat ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Academic art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
archaeological accuracy of costumes and architecture
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dramatic composition ⓘ influence on later popular culture ⓘ |
| partOf | Jean-Léon Gérôme’s series of Roman-themed works ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Thumbs Down
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With a Turned Thumb ⓘ |
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