Altarpiece, No. 1, Group X
Hilma af Klint - Altarpiece No. 1 Group X
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Oil and metal leaf on canvas
- Origin
- Sweden
- Holding institution
- The Hilma af Klint Foundation
- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- The Hilma af Klint Foundation
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Related to Religion Metadata · 88%
The title explicitly uses the term “Altarpiece,” providing a catalog-grounded reference to a religious or devotional context, though no specific tradition or narrative is supplied.
Styles and Movements
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Abstract Art Visual · 99%
The composition is nonfigurative and constructed from circles, bands, rays, grids, and other abstracted geometric forms.
Visual Qualities
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Geometric Visual · 99%
The image is dominated by a large circle, a triangular or tapering lower form, rectangular color fields, and repeated linear divisions.
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Symmetrical Visual · 98%
The major forms are arranged around a strong central vertical axis, with broadly balanced left and right sides.
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Radiating Lines Visual · 99%
Numerous narrow colored and light forms project outward from the central circular field, creating a pronounced radial structure.
Medium and Techniques
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Altarpiece Metadata · 94%
The supplied title identifies the work as an altarpiece, and the vertically oriented composition visibly uses a frontal, centered format associated with an altarpiece.
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Oil Painting Metadata · 100%
The catalog lists the medium as oil and metal leaf on canvas.
Time Periods
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1900 - 1917 Art Metadata · 100%
The catalog dates the work to 1915.
Materials
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Metal Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies metal leaf as part of the medium; gold-toned leaf-like areas are also visible in the image, although the specific metal is not identified.
Source & rights
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