The Sleepers
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The Sleepers is an 1866 realist painting by Gustave Courbet depicting two nude women lying together in an intimate, intertwined pose, notable for its sensuality and frank portrayal of female sexuality.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting → realist painting → |
| artForm |
easel painting
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| artHistoricalContext |
19th-century French painting
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| artist |
Gustave Courbet
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| collectionType |
museum collection
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| colorPalette |
earth tones
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warm tones → |
| copyrightStatus |
public domain
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| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| creator |
Gustave Courbet
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| creatorNationality |
French
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| depicts |
bed
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eroticism → female couple → intimacy → lesbianism → sleep → two nude women → |
| genre |
Realism
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| hasCollection |
Petit Palais
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| hasPart |
background drapery
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bed linen → hair ornament → jewelry → |
| inception |
1866
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| languageOfTitle |
French
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| locatedIn |
France
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Paris → |
| location |
Petit Palais, Paris
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| mainSubject |
female nudes
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female sexuality → |
| materialUsed |
canvas
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oil paint → |
| movement |
Realism
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| notableFor |
depiction of lesbian desire
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erotic content → frank portrayal of female sexuality → sensuality → |
| period |
19th century
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| theme |
erotic art
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female body → intimate relationships → sensuality → sleep and dream → |
| title |
Le Sommeil
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Les Dormeuses → The Sleepers → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Gustave Courbet
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notableWork |
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The Sleepers
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title |