Impressionism

19th-century art movement
Intangible art_movement Q40415
Impressionism
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Impressionism

Summary

Impressionism is an art movement[1]. Impressionism ranks in the top 1% of art_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,666 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Impressionism is credited with the discovery of Louis Leroy[3].
  • Impressionism is credited with the discovery of Claude Monet[4].
  • A notable work attributed to Impressionism is Impression, Sunrise[5].
  • Impressionism's instance of is recorded as art movement[6].
  • Impressionism's instance of is recorded as art genre[7].
  • Impressionism's instance of is recorded as painting movement[8].
  • Impressionism's instance of is recorded as art style[9].
  • Impression, Sunrise is named after Impressionism[10].
  • Impressionism was followed by Post-impressionism[11].
  • Impressionism was followed by Expressionism[12].
  • Impressionism's Commons category is recorded as Impressionism[13].
  • Impressionism's country of origin is recorded as Normandy[14].
  • 1860 marks the founding of Impressionism[15].
  • Impressionism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Impressionism[16].
  • Impressionism's Commons gallery is recorded as Impressionism[17].
  • Impressionism's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[18].
  • Impressionism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Impressionism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Impressionism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21].
  • Impressionism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Impressionism's described by source is recorded as Dresdner Hefte[23].
  • Impressionism's described by source is recorded as Critical Readings in Impressionism and Post-Impressionism (1st edition)[24].
  • Impressionism's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[25].
  • Impressionism's topic has template is recorded as Template:Impressionism[26].
  • Impressionism's subject named as is recorded as Impressionismus[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include art movement[6], art genre[7], painting movement[8], and art style[9].

Origins

Impression, Sunrise is named after Impressionism[10]. 1860 marks the founding of Impressionism[15].

Why It Matters

Impressionism ranks in the top 1% of art_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,666 views/month).[2] Impressionism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Impressionism is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Impressionism has been cited as an influence by Joaquín Sorolla[30], a painter[31], 1863–1923[32], of Spain[33], awarded the Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII[34], specialised in painting[35]; Heidelberg School[36], an art movement[37], in Australia[38], founded in 1880[39]; Rayonism[40], an art movement[41]; abstract impressionism[42], an art movement[43], founded in 1950[44]; Mir iskusstva[45], a voluntary association[46], in Russian Empire[47], founded in 1899[48], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[49]; and Carl Larsson[50], a watercolorist[51], 1853–1919[52], of Sweden[53], awarded the Exposition Universelle of 1900[54], specialised in painting[55].

FAQs

Who did Impressionism influence?

Impressionism has been cited as an influence by Joaquín Sorolla[30], Heidelberg School[36], Rayonism[40], and abstract impressionism[42].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Critical Readings in Impressionism and Post-Impressionism (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Canvases and Careers: Institutional Change in the French Painting World (reprinted edition, 1993). wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . euskaltzaindia.eus. Retrieved . euskaltzaindia.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [50] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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