The Artist in His Museum
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The Artist in His Museum is an 1822 self-portrait by American painter Charles Willson Peale that depicts him unveiling his natural history museum in Philadelphia, symbolizing the Enlightenment spirit of art, science, and public education.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Artist in His Museum canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Charles Willson Peale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Charles Willson Peale
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Peale gesturing toward the museum ⓘ Peale’s Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ artist unveiling his collection ⓘ combination of fine art and natural history ⓘ curtains being drawn aside ⓘ didactic display of nature ⓘ didactic labels on cases ⓘ display cases ⓘ gallery of portraits in the background ⓘ integration of art, science, and education ⓘ mastodon skeleton ⓘ museum interior ⓘ natural history specimens ⓘ orderly arrangement of specimens ⓘ orderly classification of nature ⓘ paintings on the walls ⓘ red curtain ⓘ scientific instruments ⓘ taxidermied birds ⓘ taxidermy displays ⓘ |
| describedAs |
allegory of Enlightenment curiosity
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iconic image of early American museums ⓘ |
| genre |
portrait painting
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self-portrait ⓘ |
| hasPart |
background gallery space
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central figure of the artist ⓘ foreground table with specimens ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Artist in His Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1822 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| location |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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Philadelphia ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Enlightenment ideals
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museum as a democratic institution ⓘ public education ⓘ relationship between art and science ⓘ |
| movement | American Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Peale’s Museum
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Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ⓘ |
| significantEvent | visual manifesto of Peale’s museum project ⓘ |
| significantFigure | Charles Willson Peale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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