The Triumph of the Innocents

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The Triumph of the Innocents is a 19th-century religious painting by William Holman Hunt depicting the Holy Family’s flight into Egypt accompanied by the spirits of the massacred children.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Innocents of Bethlehem 1
The Triumph of the Innocents canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
religious painting
artisticStyle detailed realism
symbolism
basedOn Biblical narrative of the Flight into Egypt
Biblical narrative of the Massacre of the Innocents
Gospel of Matthew
colorPalette contrasting light and shadow
luminous
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator William Holman Hunt
member of the Pre-Raphaelite circle
creatorMovement Pre-Raphaelite
linked to: Pre-Raphaelite art
creatorNationality British
depicts Flight into Egypt
Holy Family
Massacre of the Innocents
desert or wilderness landscape
spirits of massacred children
supernatural procession
genre religious art
hasPart figures of Mary, Joseph, and the Christ Child
ghostly child martyrs
symbolic light effects
historicalContext Victorian era
inception 1880s
languageOfWork none
locationDepicted route from Judea to Egypt
mainSubject Christian iconography
Holy Family’s flight into Egypt
medium oil painting
movement Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
notableFor complex religious symbolism
integration of visionary and realistic elements
partOf 19th-century British religious painting tradition
religion Christianity
theme divine protection
innocence
martyrdom
spiritual triumph
suffering of children
timePeriodDepicted New Testament era
linked to: Apostolic Age
visualFocus Holy Family illuminated amid darkness
linked to: Holy Family

halo-like light around the Christ Child

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lady Lever Art Gallery notableWorkInCollection The Triumph of the Innocents
Holy Innocents traditionalTitle Innocents of Bethlehem
linked to: The Triumph of the Innocents