The Execution of Emperor Maximilian
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The Execution of Emperor Maximilian is a politically charged 1860s painting by Édouard Manet that depicts the controversial firing-squad execution of the Austrian archduke who briefly ruled Mexico.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| L’Exécution de Maximilien | 1 |
| The Execution of Emperor Maximilian canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: The Execution of Emperor Maximilian Context triple: [Édouard Manet, notableWork, The Execution of Emperor Maximilian]
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E.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Execution of Emperor Maximilian Target entity description: The Execution of Emperor Maximilian is a politically charged 1860s painting by Édouard Manet that depicts the controversial firing-squad execution of the Austrian archduke who briefly ruled Mexico.
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A.
De tyranno
De tyranno is a political treatise by the Italian humanist Coluccio Salutati that examines the nature and legitimacy of tyranny within the framework of late medieval and early Renaissance political thought.
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B.
Eleven Years' Tyranny
Eleven Years' Tyranny refers to the period from 1629 to 1640 when King Charles I ruled England without calling Parliament, marked by controversial taxation and growing political and religious tensions.
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C.
La Noche Triste
La Noche Triste was a pivotal 1520 episode during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, when Hernán Cortés’s forces suffered a devastating nighttime retreat from Tenochtitlan.
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D.
The Blood of Guatemala
The Blood of Guatemala is a historical study by Greg Grandin that examines the formation of indigenous identity, nationalism, and state power in the highland city of Quetzaltenango from the colonial era through the twentieth century.
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E.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalComparison | The Third of May 1808 ⓘ |
| artistNationality | French ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical event of Maximilian's execution in 1867 ⓘ |
| colorPalette | muted tones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Édouard Manet ⓘ |
| depicts |
Archduke Maximilian of Austria
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surface form:
Austrian archduke Maximilian
European-style uniforms ⓘ General Miguel Miramón ⓘ General Tomás Mejía ⓘ Mexican soldiers as firing squad ⓘ assistant of Maximilian ⓘ execution of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico ⓘ firing squad ⓘ moment immediately after shots are fired ⓘ smoke from rifles ⓘ spectators behind a wall ⓘ |
| depictsPlace |
Querétaro
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surface form:
Querétaro, Mexico
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| depictsTime | 19 June 1867 ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
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political art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
fallen or collapsing figures beside Maximilian
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figure of Maximilian at center ⓘ firing squad at right ⓘ rifles pointed at Maximilian ⓘ smoke cloud ⓘ spectators above wall ⓘ wall in background ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Second Mexican Empire ⓘ |
| inception | 1867 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Francisco Goya ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | news reports of Maximilian's execution ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | Paris ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
French intervention in Mexico
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Maximilian I of Mexico ⓘ capital punishment ⓘ |
| movement |
Impressionism
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Realism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
censorship and limited exhibition in Manet's lifetime
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political controversy ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Execution of Emperor Maximilian
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
L’Exécution de Maximilien
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| politicalTheme |
commentary on capital punishment
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commentary on imperialism ⓘ critique of French foreign policy under Napoleon III ⓘ |
| subjectName | Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation | Emperor of Mexico ⓘ |
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Subject: The Execution of Emperor Maximilian Description of subject: The Execution of Emperor Maximilian is a politically charged 1860s painting by Édouard Manet that depicts the controversial firing-squad execution of the Austrian archduke who briefly ruled Mexico.
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