Nocturne: Blue and Gold – St Mark’s, Venice
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Nocturne: Blue and Gold – St Mark’s, Venice is an atmospheric, tonalist painting by James McNeill Whistler that depicts Venice’s St Mark’s Square in a subtle, nocturnal palette of blues and golds.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ tonalist painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
example of Tonalism applied to urban landscape
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example of Whistler’s nocturne paintings ⓘ |
| artist | James McNeill Whistler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticFocus |
subtle tonal variations
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suggestive forms rather than detailed description ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
London
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Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
blue
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gold ⓘ |
| countryOfDepiction | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | James McNeill Whistler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorFullName | James Abbott McNeill Whistler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depictionTime | night ⓘ |
| depicts |
Piazza San Marco at night
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St Mark’s Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ architectural structures ⓘ illumination in a public square ⓘ night scene ⓘ reflections of light ⓘ |
| genre |
cityscape
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nocturne painting ⓘ |
| hasArtisticConcept |
harmony of color and mood
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musical analogy in visual art ⓘ |
| hasMood |
contemplative
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dreamlike ⓘ quiet ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
atmosphere
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effects of light ⓘ mood of the city at night ⓘ |
| hasVisualCharacteristic |
emphasis on light over detail
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limited color range ⓘ soft edges ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement |
Aesthetic Movement
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Tonalism ⓘ |
| series | Nocturnes by James McNeill Whistler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
atmospheric
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subtle tonal palette ⓘ |
| subjectLocation |
Piazza San Marco
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St Mark’s Square, Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Nocturne: Blue and Gold – St Mark’s, Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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