The Fall of an Avalanche in the Grisons

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Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf painting
gptkbp:artist gptkb:Caspar_Wolf
gptkbp:artMovement Romanticism
gptkbp:artwork dynamic movement
layering
man vs nature
contrast between light and dark
inspired future generations of artists
recognized as a masterpiece
capturing the sublime
use of texture
influences modern artists
contemporary environmental art
depiction of sublime nature
exploration of human vulnerability
influenced environmental consciousness
nature as a powerful force
nature's unpredictability
story of nature's fury
Caspar_Wolf's_later_works
gptkbp:collection Kunstmuseum_Bern_collection
gptkbp:colors cool colors
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired environmental awareness
gptkbp:culturalSignificance reflection_of_Swiss_identity
gptkbp:depicts avalanche
gptkbp:dimensions 100 cm × 150 cm
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Swiss_National_Exhibition
gptkbp:exhibits Kunstmuseum Bern
Kunstmuseum_Bern_exhibition_2020
gptkbp:genre landscape painting
gptkbp:historicalContext 18th-century Switzerland
depicts 18th-century Swiss life
gptkbp:historicalSignificance reflects 18th-century attitudes towards nature
pioneering depiction of natural disasters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Fall of an Avalanche in the Grisons
gptkbp:influenced Environmental Art
modern landscape painting
Swiss_landscape
gptkbp:influencedBy Romantic poets
gptkbp:influences 19th-century landscape artists
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Swiss_Alps
gptkbp:location Kunstmuseum Bern
gptkbp:medium oil on canvas
gptkbp:notableFeature dramatic lighting
Bern_Art_Museum_retrospective
gptkbp:significance depicts natural disaster
gptkbp:style Romanticism
naturalism
gptkbp:symbolism destruction and beauty
gptkbp:technique impasto
gptkbp:theme nature's power
gptkbp:userDemographics fear of nature
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1774