The Goldfinch
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The Goldfinch is a famous 1654 trompe-l'œil painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Carel Fabritius, depicting a life-sized goldfinch chained to its perch.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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trompe-l'œil painting → |
| artHistoricalPeriod |
Baroque
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| artist |
Carel Fabritius
NERFINISHED
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| artworkStyle |
realism
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| catalogCode |
Mauritshuis 605
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| city |
The Hague
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| collection |
Mauritshuis collection
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| condition |
well-preserved
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| country |
Netherlands
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| countryOfOrigin |
Dutch Republic
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| creator |
Carel Fabritius
NERFINISHED
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| dateOfCreation |
1654
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| depictionForm |
life-size representation
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| depicts |
bird chained to a perch
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goldfinch → |
| genre |
still life painting
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| hasBackground |
plain wall
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| hasChainDepicted |
yes
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| hasColorPalette |
earth colors
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muted tones → |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
celebrated example of trompe-l'œil in European art
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iconic work of Dutch Golden Age painting → |
| hasPerchDepicted |
yes
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| hasPerspective |
illusion of three-dimensionality
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| hasSubject |
animal painting
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domesticated bird → |
| hasType |
illusionistic painting
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| height |
33.5 cm
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| inception |
1654
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| influencedBy |
Dutch still life tradition
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Rembrandt → |
| location |
Mauritshuis
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| material |
oil on panel
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| medium |
oil paint
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| movement |
Dutch Golden Age painting
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| notableFor |
depiction of a life-sized goldfinch
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realistic trompe-l'œil effect → subtle use of light and shadow → |
| originalTitle |
Het puttertje
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| partOf |
Dutch Golden Age art
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| support |
panel
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| surface |
wooden panel
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| titleLanguage |
Dutch
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| width |
22.8 cm
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| yearCompleted |
1654
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Carel Fabritius
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Donna Tartt → |
notableWork |
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Carel Fabritius
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knownFor |
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Donna Tartt
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notableAwardWork |
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Mauritshuis
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notableWorkInCollection |
|
The Goldfinch (1654)
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title |