The Big Picture (Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia)
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The Big Picture (Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia) is a monumental Australian Impressionist painting depicting the historic 1901 inauguration of Australia's first federal parliament in Melbourne.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Australian Impressionist painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| basedOnEvent | Opening of the Parliament of Australia on 9 May 1901 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Parliamentary Art Collection of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Commonwealth of Australia
NERFINISHED
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Government of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryDepicted | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Parliament House, Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Duke of Cornwall and York
NERFINISHED
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Edmund Barton NERFINISHED ⓘ Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ first Prime Minister of Australia ⓘ future King George V ⓘ governors and dignitaries of Australian states ⓘ inauguration of the first federal Parliament of Australia ⓘ interior of the Royal Exhibition Building ⓘ members of the first Australian Parliament ⓘ |
| depictsLocation | Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
depiction of audience gallery
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depiction of ceremonial dais ⓘ portraits of individual parliamentarians ⓘ |
| inception |
1903
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1904 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Australian Parliament
NERFINISHED
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Australian federation ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Australian Impressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed representation of Australian political figures
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documentation of the first meeting of the Australian federal parliament ⓘ large scale ⓘ |
| significantEventDate | 9 May 1901 ⓘ |
| theme |
constitutional monarchy
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federation of Australian colonies ⓘ nation-building ⓘ |
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Australian Impressionism
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The Big Picture (Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia)
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