Triumph of Religion murals

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allegorical painting series mural cycle

The Triumph of Religion murals are a monumental series of allegorical wall paintings by John Singer Sargent, created for the Boston Public Library and depicting the history and power of religious faith.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Frieze of the Prophets 1
John Singer Sargent’s “Triumph of Religion” murals 1
Triumph of Religion murals canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf allegorical painting series ⓘ
mural cycle ⓘ
appliedAs mural decoration ⓘ
artist John Singer Sargent ⓘ
artMovement American Renaissance ⓘ
Beaux-Arts ⓘ
city Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Boston
collection Boston Public Library art collection ⓘ
commissionedBy Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ
surface form: Boston Public Library
commissionedFor third-floor gallery of the Boston Public Library ⓘ
completionDate early 20th century ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator John Singer Sargent ⓘ
depicts Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
allegorical figures ⓘ
angels ⓘ
history of religious faith ⓘ
pagan religions ⓘ
philosophers ⓘ
power of religious faith ⓘ
prophets ⓘ
genre religious art ⓘ
symbolist painting ⓘ
hasPart Church ⓘ
Dogma of the Redemption ⓘ
Triumph of Religion murals self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Frieze of the Prophets

Israelites Delivered ⓘ
Israelites ⓘ
surface form: Israelites Oppressed

Judgment ⓘ
Messiah ⓘ
Pagan Gods ⓘ
Sermon on the Mount ⓘ
Synagogue ⓘ
Triumph of Religion ⓘ
inception 1890s ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
influencedBy Baroque religious painting ⓘ
Renaissance mural cycles ⓘ
locatedInTheBuilding McKim Building ⓘ
surface form: McKim Building, Boston Public Library
location Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ
surface form: Boston Public Library
materialUsed oil on canvas ⓘ
notableWorkOf John Singer Sargent ⓘ
partOf decoration program of the Boston Public Library ⓘ
significantEvent major controversy over religious imagery in a public library ⓘ
usesMotif conflict between religions ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
revelation ⓘ
triumph of spiritual over material power ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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John Singer Sargent → notableWork → Triumph of Religion murals ⓘ
Triumph of Religion murals → hasPart → Triumph of Religion murals self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frieze of the Prophets
John → notableWork → Triumph of Religion murals ⓘ
subject surface form: John Singer Sargent
this entity surface form: Triumph of Religion murals (Boston Public Library)
Dogma of the Redemption → isPanelOf → Triumph of Religion murals ⓘ
this entity surface form: Triumph of Religion series
Boston Public Library art collection → hasPart → Triumph of Religion murals ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Singer Sargent’s “Triumph of Religion” murals
Boston Public Library art collection → notableWork → Triumph of Religion murals ⓘ
this entity surface form: “Triumph of Religion” murals