The Widower
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The Widower is a poignant 19th-century social realist painting by Samuel Luke Fildes depicting a grieving father caring for his children in the aftermath of his wife's death.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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social realist painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artist | Samuel Luke Fildes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
realism
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social realism ⓘ |
| colorPalette | muted tones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Samuel Luke Fildes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | British ⓘ |
| depicts |
Victorian working-class life
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children ⓘ domestic interior ⓘ grieving father ⓘ mourning ⓘ poverty ⓘ widower ⓘ |
| depictsAgeGroup |
adult male
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children ⓘ |
| depictsClass | working class ⓘ |
| depictsEmotion |
care
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despair ⓘ sorrow ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | aftermath of wife's death ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
poignant
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somber ⓘ |
| genre | social realism ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | interior scene ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | father caring for his children after his wife's death ⓘ |
| movement | Social Realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
family hardship
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grief ⓘ parental responsibility ⓘ social inequality ⓘ widowhood ⓘ |
| setting | modest working-class home ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 19th century ⓘ |
| title | The Widower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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