👾SPARQL Queries

PREFIX : <http://www.semanticweb.org/van_gogh_ontology#>
PREFIX owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> 
PREFIX rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> 
PREFIX xml: <http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace> 
PREFIX xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> 
PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> 

Van Gogh's Agony by Lauren Soth

What is the interpretation of the "Starry Night" given by Lauren Soth?

SELECT ?Interpretation
WHERE {
        :Starry_Night :hasInterpretation ?Interpretation .
        ?Interpretation rdf:type :Interpretation .
        ?Interpretation :isGivenBy :Lauren_Soth .    
}

Output:

Religious meaning

Which biblical episode the “Starry Night” relates to?

SELECT ?BiblicalEpisode
WHERE {  
        :Starry_Night :isRelatedTo ?BiblicalEpisode .   
        ?BiblicalEpisode rdf:type :Biblical_Episode .
}

Output:

The Agony in the Garden

When and where did the idea of Starry Night first come into Van Gogh's mind?

SELECT ?place ?date
WHERE {  
        ?Idea :isAbout :Starry_Night .
        ?Idea rdf:type :Idea_of_Artwork .
        ?Idea :occuredIn ?place .
        ?Idea :occuredOn ?date .
}
'''

Output:

The spring of 1888. In Arles, France

What is the real place that Van Gogh depicts in the "Starry Night"?

SELECT ?place
WHERE {  
        ?place :isDepictedOn :Starry_Night .
        ?place rdf:type :Real_Place .
}

Output:

The Alpilles mountains

What were Van Gogh's artworks preceding the ‘Starry Night’ (sharing the same concept of starry night)?

SELECT ?Painting
WHERE {
        ?Painting rdf:type :Painting .
        ?Painting :hasConcept :Concept_StarryNight .
        ?Painting :preceded :Starry_Night .
}

Output:

Cafe Terrace at Night, Starry Night Order the Rhone

What artistic approach does Vincent van Gogh use in the “Starry Night”?

SELECT ?ArtisticApproach
WHERE {
            ?ArtisticApproach :usedIn :Starry_Night .
            ?ArtisticApproach rdf:type :Artistic_Approach .
}

Output:

Working from imagination

Who Van Gogh was sharing the idea of working from the imagination with?

SELECT ?Artist
WHERE {
            :Working_from_Imagination :isSupportedBy ?Artist .
            ?Artist rdf:type :Painter .
}

Output:

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin, Émile Bernard

What was the inspiration source for the “Starry Night”?

SELECT ?Inspiration
WHERE {
      :Starry_Night :hasInspirationSource ?Inspiration.
}

Output:

Images of crescents in art, Typical churches of Brabant Netherlands, Imagination of something sublime, View From Bedroom Window

What are the colors used in the “Starry Night”?

SELECT ?Color
WHERE {
        ?Color rdf:type :Complementary_Colors .
        ?Color :usedIn :Starry_Night .
}

Output:

Blue, Citron-yellow

What determines the choice of colors for the “Starry Night”?

SELECT ?Meaning ?Color
WHERE {
        ?Color :usedIn :Starry_Night .
        ?Color rdf:type :Complementary_Colors .
        ?Color :hasMeaning ?Meaning .
}

Output:

Religious meaning

Vincent van Gogh: The Starry Night by Richard Thomson

What is the biography of Vincent Van Gogh?

SELECT ?fullName ?nationality ?birthYear ?movement
WHERE {
                ?Artist :hasFullName ?fullName .
                ?Artist :hasNationality ?nationality .
                ?Artist :bornInYear ?birthYear .
                ?Artist :consideredAs ?movement .
}

Output:

Vincent Willem van Gogh, Dutch, 1853, post-Impressionist

What are the different art movements that Van Gogh was associated with during his career?

SELECT ?movements
WHERE {
  :Vincent_van_Gogh :associatedWith ?movements
}

Output:

Expressionism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism

What is the relationship between the post-Impressionist and Impressionist art movements?

SELECT ?movement1 ?property ?movement2 
WHERE {
  ?movement1 rdf:type :Post-Impressionism .
  ?movement2 rdf:type :Impressionism .
  ?movement1 ?property ?movement2 .
}

Output:

Post-Impressionism was influenced by Impressionism

What is the main focus of Impressionism?

SELECT ?characteristics
WHERE {
  :Impressionism :focusedOn ?characteristics .
}

Output:

Natural Colors, Use of Light

What are the key characteristics of Post-Impressionist art?

SELECT ?characteristics
WHERE {
  :Post-Impressionism :emphasized ?characteristics .
}

Output:

Structured Compositions, Subjective Emotional Expression

What is Van Gogh's use of colors like in his paintings?

SELECT ?colors
WHERE {
  :Vincent_van_Gogh :applied ?colors.
}

Output:

Bright Colors, Contrasting Colors

What are the different interpretations of “Starry Night”?

SELECT ?interpretations
WHERE {
  :Starry_Night :interpretedAs ?interpretations.
}

Output:

Personal Struggles with Mental Illness, Transformative Power of Nature and Art

What is the association of the brushstrokes in “Starry Night”?

SELECT DISTINCT ?association
WHERE {
  ?brushstrokes :linkedWith ?association.
}

Output:

Emotional State

What kind of brushstrokes did Van Gogh use in “Starry Night”?

SELECT ?brushstrokes
WHERE {
  :Vincent_van_Gogh :employed ?brushstrokes .
}

Output:

Bold Brushstrokes, Expressive Brushstrokes

What is the significance of the brushstrokes in “Starry Night” by Van Gogh?

SELECT DISTINCT ?significance
WHERE {
  ?brushstrokes :seenAs ?significance .
}

Output:

Unique Style

What are the different elements of art that Van Gogh utilized in “Starry Night”?

SELECT DISTINCT ?elements
WHERE {
  :Vincent_van_Gogh :utilized ?elements.
}

Output:

Color, Line, Shape, Texture

What are some examples of popular culture references to “Starry Night”?

SELECT ?popular_culture
WHERE {
  :Starry_Night :referencedIn ?popular_culture .
}

Output:

Films, Music, Television

What impact did "Starry Night" have on the art world when it was first created?

SELECT ?contribution
WHERE {
  :Starry_Night :contributedIn ?contribution .
}

Output:

Development of Modern Art

What was the inspiration behind Van Gogh's “Starry Night”?

SELECT ?inspiration
WHERE {
  :Starry_Night :inspiredBy ?inspiration .
}

Output:

View From Bedroom Window

What was the setting or location of the inspiration for “Starry Night”?

SELECT ?location
WHERE {
  :View_From_Bedroom_Window :locatedIn ?location .
}

Output:

France, Saint-Paul-de-Mausole Asylum, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

What are the effects of using complementary colors in “Starry Night”?

SELECT DISTINCT ?effect
WHERE {
  ?Complementary_colors :generated ?effect .
}

Output:

Balance, Visual Tension

Comparison of Both Texts

What are the different interpretations of “Starry Night”?

SELECT ?interpretations
WHERE {
        :Starry_Night rdf:type :Painting .
        {:Starry_Night :hasInterpretation ?interpretations }
        UNION
        {:Starry_Night :interpretedAs ?interpretations }
}

Output:

Personal Struggles with Mental Illness, Transformative Power of Nature and Art, Religious meaning

Which paintings by Van Gogh related to the post-Impressionist movement?

SELECT ?paintings
WHERE {
  ?paintings :relatedTo :Post-Impressionism .
}

Output:

Cafe Terrace at Night, Irises, Starry Night, Starry Night Order the Rhone, The Bedroom

What was the inspiration behind Van Gogh's “Starry Night”?

SELECT DISTINCT ?inspiration
WHERE {
  :Starry_Night rdf:type :Painting .
  {:Starry_Night :inspiredBy ?inspiration }
  UNION
  {:Starry_Night :hasInspirationSource ?inspiration }
}

Output:

View From Bedroom Window, Typical churches of Brabant Netherlands, Images of crescents in art, Imagination of something sublime

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