John Copley

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:painter
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Arts
gptkbp:birth_date 1738-07-03
gptkbp:child gptkb:George_Copley
gptkb:John_Singleton_Copley_Jr.
gptkb:Elizabeth_Copley
Mary Copley
Henry Copley
gptkbp:death_date 1819-09-09
gptkbp:education self-taught
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:historical_narratives
attention to detail
use of light and shadow
innovative techniques
capturing likenesses
historical portraits
dramatic compositions
emotional depth in portraits
his role in the American art scene
influencing future generations of artists
depicting social status
capturing expressions
creating a bridge between American and European art
being a leading portrait painter of his time
depicting American colonial life
gptkbp:field gptkb:art
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Copley
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Thomas_Sully
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Benjamin_West
European art
gptkbp:known_for portrait painting
gptkbp:movement American Colonial art
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Death_of_Major_Peirson
gptkb:Watson_and_the_Shark
The Copley Family
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sarah_Greenwood
gptkbp:style gptkb:Realism
gptkb:Neoclassicism
gptkb:Rococo
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Orphée_aux_Enfers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5