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Title
Apotheosis
of
Homer
.
Creator
Ingres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique (French painter and draftsman, 1780-1867)
Date
1827
Cultural Context
European
Western European
French
Italian
Florentine
British
English
Greek
Ancient Greek
Roman
Ancient Roman
Austrian
Portuguese
Style/Period
Neoclassical
Ionic
Theme
Paintings (visual works)
Oil paintings (visual works)
Imagination
Fantasy
Scenes (depictions)
Coronations
Classicism
Humanities
Arts (broad discipline)
Literature (humanities)
Classics (discipline)
Genius (creative ability)
Genius (culture-related concept)
Figurative art
Figures (representations)
Front views
Three-quarter views
Oblique views
Profiles (figures)
Back views
Men (male humans)
Women
Heroes
Poets
Novelists
Authors
Essayists
Theologians
Bishops (prelates)
Prelates
Religious (people)
Clergy
Philosophers
Orators
Mathematicians
Educators
Teachers
Scholars
Theorists
Critics
Grammarians
Linguists
Lyricists
Musicians
Players (of games, instruments)
Composers
Singers
Playwrights
Actors
Comedians
Performing artists
Artists
Sculptors
Painters (artists)
Draftsmen (artists)
Architects
Engineers
Blind (people)
Tyrants
Dictators
Leaders (people)
Rulers (people)
Legislators
Generals
Military personnel
Officers (military officers)
Goddesses
Angels
Myths (literary documents)
Mythology (literary genre)
Legends (folk tales)
Folk tales
Folklore
Gesture
Costume (mode of fashion)
Drapery (representations)
Tunics
Mantles (outerwear)
Wings (supernatural)
Crowns (headdresses)
Wreaths (costume accessories)
Headdresses
Headbands (headgear)
Headgear
Hairstyles
Helmets
Uniforms
Military uniforms
Spears (weapons)
Swords
Weapons
Edged weapons
Staffs (walking sticks)
Oars
Lyres
Musical instruments
Hammers (tools)
Scrolls (information artifacts)
Gifts
Offerings
Architecture (object genre)
Temples
Religious buildings
Buildings
Ceremonial structures
Exterior views
Eye-level views
Architectural elements
Architectural orders
Ionic order
Columns (architectural elements)
Colonnades
Entablatures
Pediments
Festoons (plant-derived motifs)
Steps
Inscriptions
Subject
Paintings
Oil paintings
Fantasy
Coronations
Literature
Men
Women
Heroes
Poets
Authors
Philosophers
Mathematicians
Teachers
Scholars
Critics
People associated with education & communication
Lyricists
Musicians
Composers
Singers
Dramatists
Actors
Comedians
Entertainers
People associated with entertainment & sports
Artists
Sculptors
Draftspersons
Architects
Engineers
Dictators
Statesmen
Rulers
Legislators
Government officials
People associated with politics & government
Generals
Military personnel
Military officers
People associated with military activities
Bishops
Prelates
Clergy
People associated with religion
Blind persons
Goddesses
Angels
Supernatural beings
Legends
Myths
Gestures
Sitting
Pointing fingers
Holding hands
Lifting & carrying
Clothing & dress
Crowns
Wreaths
Headdresses
Headbands (Headgear)
Headgear
Hairstyles
Beards
Helmets
Uniforms
Military uniforms
Muscles
Spears
Daggers & swords
Arms & armament
Staffs (Sticks)
Lyres
Musical instruments
Hammers
Scrolls (Visual works)
Gifts
Architecture
Temples
Religious facilities
Architectural elements
Structural elements
Architectural decorations & ornaments
Architectural sculpture
Sculpture
Architectural orders
Ionic order
Columns
Colonnades
Buildings
Entablatures
Pediments
Festoons
Inscriptions
People Pictured
Homer
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
Sappho
Horace
Virgil
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Voltaire, 1694-1778
Fenelon, Francois de Salignac de La Mothe-, 1651-1715
Moliere, 1622-1673
Euripides
Menander, of Athens
Demosthenes
Sophocles
Aeschylus
Herodotus
Orpheus (Greek mythology)
Aesop
Hesiod
Phidias, ca. 500-ca. 430 B.C.
Anacreon
Raphael, 1483-1520
Poussin, Nicolas, 1594?-1665
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Racine, Jean, 1639-1699
Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.
Pericles, ca. 495-429 B.C.
Peisistratus, 605?-528 or 7 B.C.
Pisistratus, 605?-528 or 7 B.C.
Lycurgus
Alcibiades
Apelles
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564
Aristarchus, of Samothrace, ca. 217-145 B.C.
Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787
Camoes, Luis de, 1524?-1580
Boileau Despreaux, Nicolas, 1636-1711
Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684
Tasso, Torquato, 1544-1595
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
Victoria (Roman deity)
Nike (Greek deity)
Fama (Roman deity)
Material
Oil on canvas
Oil paint (pigmented coating)
Paint
Canvas
Measurements
Approx. 12' 8" x 16' 10 3/4"
Technique
Painting (image-making)
Oil painting (technique)
Work Type
Paintings
Oil paintings
Repository
Musee du Louvre (Paris, France)
Source
Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 11th ed. Forth Worth: Harcourt, 2001. (fig.28-31, p.861)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: © Photo Reunion des Musées Nationaux; Louvre, Paris.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
503-33.jpg
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