The Dream of Saint Joseph

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The Dream of Saint Joseph is a 17th-century nocturnal religious painting by Georges de La Tour, celebrated for its dramatic candlelit chiaroscuro and intimate depiction of Joseph visited by an angel in a dream.

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Label Occurrences
The Dream of Joseph 1
The Dream of Saint Joseph canonical 1

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
religious painting
artHistoricalSignificance celebrated for its candlelit chiaroscuro
important example of Georges de La Tour’s nocturnes
artist Georges de La Tour NERFINISHED
associatedWith French Baroque painting
basedOn Gospel narrative of Joseph’s dream
countryOfOrigin France
creator Georges de La Tour NERFINISHED
depicts Saint Joseph NERFINISHED
a candle
a dream
an angel
genre religious art
hasColorPalette deep shadows
warm browns and ochres
iconographicTheme Annunciation to Saint Joseph NERFINISHED
inception 17th century
languageOfTitle French
lighting single candle light source
mainSubject Saint Joseph sleeping
angelic visitation
medium oil on canvas
movement Baroque
notableFeature dramatic candlelit illumination
intimate domestic interior
nocturnal setting
strong contrasts of light and shadow
period 17th century art
portrays contemplative mood
quiet intimacy
religion Christianity
style chiaroscuro
titleInFrench Le Songe de Saint Joseph NERFINISHED

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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
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Subject: The Dream of Saint Joseph
Description of subject: The Dream of Saint Joseph is a 17th-century nocturnal religious painting by Georges de La Tour, celebrated for its dramatic candlelit chiaroscuro and intimate depiction of Joseph visited by an angel in a dream.

Referenced by (2)

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Georges de La Tour notableWork The Dream of Saint Joseph
Anton Raphael Mengs notableWork The Dream of Saint Joseph
this entity surface form: The Dream of Joseph