The Night
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The Night is a haunting Expressionist painting by Max Beckmann that depicts the brutal terror and psychological trauma of a violent home invasion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Night canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Expressionist painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important work of German Expressionism
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key work of Max Beckmann ⓘ |
| artist | Max Beckmann ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
Expressionism
ⓘ
surface form:
German Expressionism
New Objectivity precursor ⓘ |
| collection | Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
dark tones
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harsh contrasts ⓘ |
| compositionCharacteristic |
compressed space
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distorted perspective ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Max Beckmann ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | German ⓘ |
| creatorRole | Max Beckmann as painter ⓘ |
| depictionMode |
allegorical
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symbolic ⓘ |
| depicts |
brutal terror
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contorted figures ⓘ domestic interior ⓘ hostage-taking ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ torture ⓘ urban violence ⓘ violent home invasion ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bound woman
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hanging male figure ⓘ intruding male attackers ⓘ |
| historicalContext | aftermath of World War I ⓘ |
| inception |
1918
ⓘ
1919 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Düsseldorf ⓘ |
| location | Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Expressionism ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle |
The Night
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surface form:
Die Nacht
|
| portrays |
breakdown of bourgeois security
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moral chaos ⓘ |
| surface | canvas ⓘ |
| theme |
post-war disillusionment
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psychological horror ⓘ social collapse ⓘ trauma ⓘ violence ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Max Beckmann