James Thornhill
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James Thornhill was an English Baroque painter and decorative artist best known for his grand allegorical ceiling and wall paintings in major British buildings such as the Painted Hall at the Royal Hospital, Greenwich.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque painter
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decorative artist ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
allegorical painting
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ceiling painting ⓘ wall painting ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Great Queen Street Academy (London) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral
NERFINISHED
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Royal Hospital, Greenwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
allegorical painting
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history painting ⓘ mural painting ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French Baroque painting
NERFINISHED
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Italian Baroque painting ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | English Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
grand allegorical ceiling paintings
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large-scale decorative schemes in public buildings ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dome of St Paul’s Cathedral, London
NERFINISHED
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Painted Hall ceiling, Royal Hospital, Greenwich NERFINISHED ⓘ Painted Hall walls, Royal Hospital, Greenwich NERFINISHED ⓘ Paintings at Blenheim Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Paintings at Chatsworth House NERFINISHED ⓘ Paintings at Hampton Court Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Paintings at Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ Paintings at King’s Weston House, Bristol ⓘ Paintings at Moor Park, Hertfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Paintings at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London NERFINISHED ⓘ Paintings at Wimpole Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Paintings at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich NERFINISHED ⓘ Paintings at the Royal Naval Chapel, Greenwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
decorative artist
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painter ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament
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Serjeant Painter to the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Derbyshire
NERFINISHED
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Greenwich NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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