Allegorical frescoes for the Houses of Parliament (proposals and studies)
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Allegorical frescoes for the Houses of Parliament (proposals and studies) are a series of visionary, symbol-laden designs by George Frederic Watts that reflect his ambition to express moral and national ideals through large-scale public art.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
artwork series
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design proposals ⓘ |
| artForm | fresco design ⓘ |
| artisticAmbition | large-scale public art ⓘ |
| artisticCharacteristic |
complex allegorical programs
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monumental scale (planned) ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
expression of moral ideals
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expression of national ideals ⓘ |
| associatedArtisticTheme |
history painting
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philosophical allegory GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedBuilding | Houses of Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conceptualFocus | visionary symbolism ⓘ |
| countryOfProposedLocation | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | George Frederic Watts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | British ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | painter ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Victorian Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentForm |
design proposals
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preparatory studies ⓘ |
| depicts |
moral ideals
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national ideals ⓘ |
| documentationForm |
drawings
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painted studies ⓘ |
| genre | allegorical art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
allegorical figure studies
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colour studies ⓘ compositional sketches ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
British public
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members of Parliament ⓘ |
| intendedFunction |
didactic art
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public decoration ⓘ |
| locationProposedFor | Palace of Westminster GENERATED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civic virtue
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national identity ⓘ public morality ⓘ |
| medium | fresco (proposed) ⓘ |
| movement |
British Symbolism
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Victorian art ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByCreator | George Frederic Watts’s allegorical paintings ⓘ |
| status | unrealised project ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| visualLanguage | symbol-laden imagery ⓘ |
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George Frederic Watts
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