The Colossus

painting by Francisco de Goya
VisualArtwork painting Q2413468
The Colossus
Attributed to Francisco Goya · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Colossus

Summary

The Colossus is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (148 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Colossus is the creator of Francisco Goya[3].
  • The Colossus's instance of is recorded as painting[4].
  • The Colossus is associated with the Romanticism movement[5].
  • The Colossus's genre is mythological painting[6].
  • The Colossus's depicts is recorded as Goliath[7].
  • The Colossus is made of oil paint[8].
  • The Colossus's collection is recorded as Museo del Prado[9].
  • The Colossus's inventory number is recorded as P002785[10].
  • The Colossus's inventory number is recorded as 65.1296[11].
  • The Colossus took place at Museo del Prado[12].
  • The Colossus's Commons category is recorded as El Coloso (painting)[13].
  • The Colossus's country of origin is recorded as Spain[14].
  • The Colossus's catalog code is recorded as 1615[15].
  • The Colossus's catalog code is recorded as 2785[16].
  • The Colossus's catalog code is recorded as 946[17].
  • +1808-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Colossus[18].
  • +1818-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Colossus[19].
  • +1808-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Colossus[20].
  • The Colossus's described at URL is recorded as https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-colossus/2a678f69-fbdd-409c-8959-5c873f8feb82[21].
  • The Colossus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'El coloso'}[22].
  • The Colossus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Colossus'}[23].
  • The Colossus's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+116'}[24].
  • The Colossus's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+105'}[25].
  • The Colossus dates from the Romanticism[26].
  • The Colossus's copyright status is recorded as public domain[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Colossus is the creator of Francisco Goya[3].

Publication

The Colossus's genre is mythological painting[6].

Subject and Themes

The Colossus is associated with the Romanticism movement[5].

Material and Period

The Colossus is made of oil paint[8]. It dates from the Romanticism[26]. The location of it was Museo del Prado[12].

Why It Matters

The Colossus ranks in the top 4% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (148 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Make Lists, Not War. Retrieved . beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Museo del Prado. Retrieved . museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . museodelprado.es. Retrieved . museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . collections.mfa.org. collections.mfa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . museodelprado.es. museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . museodelprado.es. Retrieved . museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . museodelprado.es. Retrieved . museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . museodelprado.es. Retrieved . museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . museodelprado.es. Retrieved . museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Make Lists, Not War. beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Make Lists, Not War. beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . museodelprado.es. Retrieved . museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . museodelprado.es. Retrieved . museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Make Lists, Not War. Retrieved . beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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. 15d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin
    Country of origin Spain
    Depicts Goliath
    Location Museo del Prado
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