Exhumation of the Mastodon
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Exhumation of the Mastodon is an 1806 painting by American artist Charles Willson Peale that dramatically depicts the unearthing of a mastodon skeleton, reflecting early American interest in natural history and scientific discovery.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Exhumation of the Mastodon canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
discovery
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human versus nature ⓘ science and progress ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Enlightenment science
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natural history ⓘ paleontology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| creator | Charles Willson Peale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depicts |
American interest in natural history
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Peale’s mastodon excavation project ⓘ collaborative scientific labor ⓘ early American scientific discovery ⓘ fossil excavation ⓘ lantern light ⓘ large excavation pit ⓘ mastodon ⓘ natural history research ⓘ night scene with artificial lighting ⓘ pulley system ⓘ scientific activity ⓘ scientific curiosity ⓘ use of technology in excavation ⓘ workers at a dig site ⓘ |
| depictsTimePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
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scientific illustration ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
development of natural history museums in America
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rise of scientific institutions in the early United States ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figures of diggers
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mastodon bones ⓘ ropes and lifting equipment ⓘ wooden scaffolding ⓘ |
| hasStyle | dramatic chiaroscuro lighting ⓘ |
| inception | 1806 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | early paleontological discoveries in North America ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
mastodon excavation
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mastodon skeleton ⓘ |
| movement |
American Neoclassicism
NERFINISHED
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Early American art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American art history canon ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1806 ⓘ |
| significantEvent | visual record of early American paleontology ⓘ |
| title | Exhumation of the Mastodon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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