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The Circus

painting by Georges Seurat
VisualArtwork painting Q2275610
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The Circus

Summary

The Circus is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Circus is the creator of Georges Seurat[3].
  • The Circus's instance of is recorded as painting[4].
  • The Circus is associated with the Neo-impressionism movement[5].
  • The Circus is associated with the pointillism movement[6].
  • The Circus's genre is genre art[7].
  • The Circus's depicts is recorded as circus[8].
  • The Circus's depicts is recorded as equilibristics[9].
  • The Circus's depicts is recorded as woman[10].
  • The Circus's depicts is recorded as musician[11].
  • The Circus's depicts is recorded as Cirque Medrano[12].
  • The Circus is made of oil paint[13].
  • The Circus is made of canvas[14].
  • The Circus's collection is recorded as Musée d'Orsay[15].
  • The Circus's inventory number is recorded as RF 2511[16].
  • The Circus took place at Musée d'Orsay[17].
  • The Circus's Commons category is recorded as The Circus (Seurat painting)[18].
  • The Circus's catalog code is recorded as 215[19].
  • The Circus's catalog code is recorded as 211[20].
  • January 1, 1891 marks the founding of The Circus[21].
  • The Circus's depicts Iconclass notation is recorded as 43A373[22].
  • The Circus's depicts Iconclass notation is recorded as 46C13141[23].
  • The Circus's described by source is recorded as 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die[24].
  • The Circus's described by source is recorded as "The noble buyer:" John Quinn, partron of the avant-garde[25].
  • The Circus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Circus'}[26].
  • The Circus's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+1850'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Circus is the creator of Georges Seurat[3].

Publication

The Circus's genre is genre art[7].

Subject and Themes

Movements include Neo-impressionism[5] and pointillism[6].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint[13] and canvas[14]. The location of The Circus was Musée d'Orsay[17].

Why It Matters

The Circus ranks in the top 6% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

Georges Seurat Musée d'Orsay public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JocondeLab. Retrieved . jocondelab.iri-research.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JocondeLab. Retrieved . jocondelab.iri-research.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JocondeLab. Retrieved . jocondelab.iri-research.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JocondeLab. Retrieved . jocondelab.iri-research.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Artworklist · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Height → {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+1850'}
    Copyright status → public domain
    Inception → —
    Described by source → 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die, "The noble buyer:" John Quinn, partron of the avant-garde
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P135]]: [[Q200034]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786949129306"
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