The Sleeping Princess

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The Sleeping Princess is an Art Nouveau–style painting by Scottish artist Frances Macdonald, reflecting the distinctive symbolism and decorative elegance of the Glasgow School.

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The Sleeping Princess canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
work of art
artist Frances Macdonald
artMovementContext Glasgow Style
artStyle Art Nouveau
associatedWith Glasgow School of Art circle
Scottish art
early 20th-century decorative arts
countryOfOrigin Scotland
createdBy Scottish artist
creator Frances Macdonald
creatorAssociatedWith The Four (Glasgow)
creatorGender female
creatorMemberOf Glasgow School
creatorNationality Scottish
creatorStyle Art Nouveau
symbolism
depicts dreamlike scene
sleeping female figure
genre symbolist painting
hasArtisticCharacteristic decorative elegance
elongated figures
emphasis on pattern
flattened pictorial space
ornamental detail
stylised linear forms
subdued colour palette
symbolic imagery
hasCulturalContext British Art Nouveau
fin-de-siècle art
hasSubjectMatter dreams
fairy-tale motif
female beauty
sleep
hasSymbolism femininity
innocence
passivity
transition between worlds
influencedBy Art Nouveau aesthetics
symbolism
languageOfTitle English
medium painting (exact materials unspecified)
movement Art Nouveau
school Glasgow School
title The Sleeping Princess

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Frances Macdonald notableWork The Sleeping Princess
The Sleeping Princess title The Sleeping Princess