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The Battle of the Six on the Island of Lampedusa

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Description: The Battle of the Six on the Island of Lampedusa
TitleThe Battle of the Six on the Island of Lampedusa
Creator nameSchnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1816
Creation date (description)Dated 1816
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions102 × 170 cm
LocationKunsthalle Bremen, Germany
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Accession number272-1904/18
SubjectsHistory paintingPainting, German--19th centuryBattles in artSymbolism in artBlack people in art
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Chapter VI: The German Manner and English History Painting
William Vaughan
Description: German Romanticism and English Art
German Romanticism and English Art
THE EFFECT of German art in determining new directions in historical painting in this country is perhaps the best-known aspect of the German influence. Certainly in view of the impact it had on determining the course of the Westminster Hall competitions and the subsequent fresco decorations of the Palace of Westminster, it was...
Author
William Vaughan
PublisherPaul Mellon Centre
Copyright© 1979 by William Vaughan
Related print edition pages: pp.177-225
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00229.007
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Chapter subject tags:History paintingEastlake, Charles Lock, Sir, 1793-1865Dyce, William, 1806-1864Art--Competitions--Great BritainArt, British--German influences
2. Philanthropic Conquest
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Description: The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume IV: From the American Revolution to...
The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume IV: From the American Revolution to World War I, Part 1: Slaves and Liberators
A black silhouetted against the sky has a place of key importance in Théodore Géricault’s Raft of the Medusa, one of the greatest and most enigmatic paintings of the early nineteenth century ...
Author
Hugh Honour
PublisherHarvard University Press
Copyright© 1989 by Menil Foundation, Inc.
Related print edition pages: pp.97-166
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00143.006
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Chapter subject tags:Slave trade in artSlaveryAntislavery movementsFree blacksAntislavery movements--Great BritainAntislavery movements--United States--History--19th centuryArt, French--19th centuryArt, American--19th centuryArt, British--19th century

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