The Origin of the Milky Way

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The Origin of the Milky Way is a mythological Renaissance painting by Tintoretto depicting the creation of the Milky Way through the spilled milk of the goddess Hera.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
artForm oil-on-canvas painting
artist Tintoretto NERFINISHED
cataloguedIn collection of the National Gallery, London
collection National Gallery NERFINISHED
colorPalette dramatic chiaroscuro
countryOfOrigin Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
creator Tintoretto NERFINISHED
depicts Zeus NERFINISHED
creation of the Milky Way
goddess Hera NERFINISHED
infant Heracles NERFINISHED
mythological scene
nursing scene
spilled milk of Hera NERFINISHED
genre mythological painting
hasGenre history painting
hasPart Milky Way in the sky
figure of Hera NERFINISHED
figure of Heracles NERFINISHED
figure of Zeus NERFINISHED
hasTitle The Origin of the Milky Way NERFINISHED
iconography cosmic creation through divine milk
inception late 16th century
inspiredBy Greek mythology NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle Italian
locatedIn London NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
location National Gallery, London NERFINISHED
materialUsed oil paint
movement Late Renaissance NERFINISHED
Mannerism NERFINISHED
narrativeSource myth of Hera nursing Heracles
originalTitle L'origine della Via Lattea NERFINISHED
period Italian Renaissance art
style dramatic composition
subjectHeading Greek gods in art
Hera in art
Heracles in art
Milky Way in art
surface canvas

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Tintoretto notableWork The Origin of the Milky Way