The Source

Summary

The Source is a painting^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (451 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Source is the creator of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres^[3].
• The Source is the creator of Alexandre Desgoffe^[4].
• The Source is the creator of Paul Balze^[5].
• The Source is located in Paris^[6].
• The Source is in the country of France^[7].
• The Source's instance of is recorded as painting^[8].
• The Source is owned by French State^[9].
• The Source is associated with the Neoclassicism movement^[10].
• The Source's genre is nude^[11].
• The Source's genre is allegory^[12].
• The Source's genre is figure painting^[13].
• The Source's based on is recorded as Vénus Anadyomène^[14].
• The Source's depicts is recorded as woman^[15].
• The Source's depicts is recorded as contrapposto^[16].
• The Source's depicts is recorded as nudity^[17].
• The Source's depicts is recorded as water^[18].
• The Source's depicts is recorded as clay pot^[19].
• The Source's depicts is recorded as pitcher^[20].
• The Source's depicts is recorded as Hedera helix^[21].
• The Source's depicts is recorded as river source^[22].
• The Source's depicts is recorded as spring^[23].
• The Source's depicts is recorded as navel^[24].
• The Source's depicts is recorded as pubic hair removal^[25].
• The Source's depicts is recorded as female breast^[26].
• The Source's depicts is recorded as chestnut hair^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Created works include Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres^[3], a painter^[28], 1780–1867^[29], of France^[30], awarded the Prix de Rome^[31], specialised in painting^[32]; Alexandre Desgoffe^[4], a painter^[33], 1805–1882^[34], of France^[35], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[36]; and Paul Balze^[5], a painter^[37], 1815–1884^[38], of France^[39].

Publication

Genres include nude^[11], allegory^[12], and figure painting^[13].

Subject and Themes

The Source is associated with the Neoclassicism movement^[10].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include canvas^[40] and oil paint^[41]. The location of The Source was Musée d'Orsay^[42].

Why It Matters

The Source ranks in the top 5% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (451 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]