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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Origin of the Milky Way canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| 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
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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
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Hera in art ⓘ Heracles in art ⓘ Milky Way in art ⓘ |
| surface | canvas ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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