The Minotaur
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The Minotaur is a famous 1885 oil painting by George Frederic Watts that symbolically portrays the brutality of human nature and Victorian anxieties about exploitation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Minotaur canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| basedOn | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| collection | Tate collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
dark tones
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earthy browns ⓘ muted sky ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | George Frederic Watts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName | George Frederic Watts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorGender | male ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | British ⓘ |
| depicts |
Minotaur looking toward the sea
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bull-headed man ⓘ city or harbor in the distance ⓘ crushed bird in the Minotaur’s hand ⓘ distant sea ⓘ figure on a balcony or parapet ⓘ labyrinthine setting (implied) ⓘ mythological creature ⓘ ship on the horizon ⓘ |
| describedAs |
allegory of vice and exploitation
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symbolic protest against child prostitution ⓘ |
| exhibitionHistory | exhibited at Tate Britain ⓘ |
| genre | symbolic painting ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | The Minotaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1885 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Victorian anxieties about exploitation
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Victorian social concerns ⓘ concerns about child prostitution ⓘ concerns about human trafficking ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (visual artwork) ⓘ |
| location | Tate Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Minotaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Symbolism
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Victorian art ⓘ |
| partOf | Victorian moral allegories by George Frederic Watts ⓘ |
| publisher | Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
brutality of human nature
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guilt and remorse (implied) ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ sexual exploitation ⓘ social reform ⓘ victimization of the vulnerable ⓘ violence ⓘ |
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