Grand Manner
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Grand Manner is an 18th-century style of painting characterized by idealized, elevated depictions of historical, mythological, or portrait subjects, closely associated with Sir Joshua Reynolds and academic art.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century art movement
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artistic style ⓘ painting style ⓘ |
| aimsFor |
dignity
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grandeur ⓘ timelessness ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British art
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Neoclassicism NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Academy of Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Joshua Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ academic art ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
classical references
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elevated subject matter ⓘ emphasis on nobility and virtue ⓘ formal composition ⓘ heroic scale ⓘ idealization of the human figure ⓘ idealized landscape settings ⓘ use of allegory ⓘ |
| codifiedBy | Sir Joshua Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Romanticism
NERFINISHED
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genre painting ⓘ naturalism ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
historical and mythological narratives
ⓘ
moral and intellectual themes ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Britain
NERFINISHED
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Grand Manner painting
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Grand Style ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Angelica Kauffman
NERFINISHED
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Benjamin West NERFINISHED ⓘ Gavin Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Fuseli NERFINISHED ⓘ John Singleton Copley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Joshua Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Annibale Carracci
NERFINISHED
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Nicolas Poussin NERFINISHED ⓘ Raphael NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaissance painting ⓘ classical antiquity ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
history painting
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mythological painting ⓘ portrait painting ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
academic hierarchy of genres
ⓘ
history painting hierarchy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aristocratic portraiture
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state portraiture ⓘ |
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