Mont Sainte-Victoire

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Mont Sainte-Victoire is a mountain in southern France famously depicted in numerous landscape paintings by Paul Cézanne, which were pivotal in the development of modern art.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
natural landmark
artHistoricalPeriod Post-Impressionism
surface form: Post-Impressionism (through Cézanne’s works)
associatedWithArtist Paul Cézanne
climate Mediterranean climate zone
continent Europe
country France
culturalSignificance iconic motif of Post-Impressionist painting
symbol of Provence in art
elevation about 1011 meters
about 3317 feet
featuredIn many major museum collections via Cézanne’s paintings
geology limestone
hasArtworkDepictingIt Mont Sainte-Victoire series
surface form: Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley

Mont Sainte-Victoire series
surface form: Mont Sainte-Victoire seen from Bellevue

Mont Sainte-Victoire self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mont Sainte-Victoire with Large Pine

multiple watercolors by Paul Cézanne
series of paintings by Paul Cézanne
hasFrenchName Mont Sainte-Victoire self-linksurface differs
surface form: Montagne Sainte-Victoire
hasProminence prominent limestone ridge
hasReligiousSymbol cross on the summit
hasSummitFeature Croix de Provence
hasTrail hiking paths to the Croix de Provence
hasViewOf Mediterranean hinterland
inspired Paul Cézanne’s exploration of form and color
experiments that anticipated Cubism
knownFor being depicted by Paul Cézanne
influence on Cubism
influence on abstract art
role in the development of modern art
locatedIn Bouches-du-Rhône
Southern France
surface form: southern France
locatedInRegion Provence
locatedNear Aix-en-Provence
mountainRange Mont Sainte-Victoire self-linksurface differs
surface form: Massif de la Sainte-Victoire
nameLanguage French
nearCity Marseille
surface form: Marseille (regional proximity)
overlooks Aix-en-Provence
Arc valley
partOf Provençal landscape
protectedStatus partly protected natural site
regionType Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
tourism popular hiking destination
popular rock-climbing site
vegetation Mediterranean scrub
visibleFrom Aix-en-Provence

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Mont Sainte-Victoire series depicts Mont Sainte-Victoire
Mont Sainte-Victoire hasArtworkDepictingIt Mont Sainte-Victoire self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mont Sainte-Victoire with Large Pine
Mont Sainte-Victoire hasFrenchName Mont Sainte-Victoire self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Montagne Sainte-Victoire
Mont Sainte-Victoire series hasPart Mont Sainte-Victoire
this entity surface form: Mont Sainte-Victoire (Courtauld Gallery)
Mont Sainte-Victoire series hasPart Mont Sainte-Victoire
this entity surface form: Mont Sainte-Victoire (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
Mont Sainte-Victoire series hasPart Mont Sainte-Victoire
this entity surface form: Mont Sainte-Victoire (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Château of Vauvenargues hasViewOf Mont Sainte-Victoire
this entity surface form: Montagne Sainte-Victoire
Mont Sainte-Victoire mountainRange Mont Sainte-Victoire self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Massif de la Sainte-Victoire
Paul Cézanne notableWork Mont Sainte-Victoire