“Britain’s Sistine Chapel”
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“Britain’s Sistine Chapel” is the richly decorated Baroque Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, famed for its monumental ceiling and wall paintings by Sir James Thornhill.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Painted Hall | 0 |
| Sir James Thornhill | 0 |
| Britain’s Sistine Chapel | 0 |
| Old Royal Naval College | 0 |
| Sistine Chapel | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque artist
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Baroque hall ⓘ chapel ⓘ historic interior ⓘ historic site ⓘ nickname ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Painted Hall interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Baroque ⓘ |
| artMovement | Baroque ⓘ |
| artTechnique |
fresco-style illusionism
ⓘ
trompe-l’oeil ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Sistine Chapel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| decorativeProgram |
allegorical paintings
ⓘ
celebration of British maritime power ⓘ celebration of Protestant succession ⓘ |
| designerOfPaintings | Sir James Thornhill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| function |
celebration of British monarchy
ⓘ
celebration of Royal Navy ⓘ |
| hasType | painted interior ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Italian Baroque ceiling painting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greenwich
NERFINISHED
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ Maritime Greenwich NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Royal Naval College NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Vatican City ⓘ |
| nickname | Britain’s Sistine Chapel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
monumental ceiling paintings
ⓘ
monumental wall paintings ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Painted Hall ceiling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Painted Hall walls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownership | Old Royal Naval College Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Old Royal Naval College complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Painted Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
British monarchs
NERFINISHED
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allegorical figures ⓘ mythological figures ⓘ naval victories ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAs | ceremonial dining hall ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.