Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Ralph Heimans, AM, is an Australian-born contemporary portrait painter. He is known for large-scale narrative works, using chiaroscuro and 17th Century glaze techniques.His father Frank is a documentary maker, and his mother Josette teaches French.Heimans studied Fine Arts and Pure Mathematics at the University of Sydney and continued his art studies at the Julian Ashton Art School. In 1997 he moved to Paris to take up a commission from the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.In 2005, he was commissioned to paint the first state portrait of Crown Princess Mary of Denmark; it was completed in 2006, and hangs in the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle.Other subjects include musician and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, High Court Justice Michael Kirby, and politician Tom Uren.In 2012, Heimans was offered a sitting with Queen Elizabeth II to paint an official portrait for her Diamond Jubilee. The painting was based on a photographic session with the Queen held at Buckingham Palace, but is set in Westminster Abbey, the site of her Coronation. It was first on display in the National Portrait Gallery of Australia until April 2013. Acquired by the Westminster Abbey in London for its permanent collection it was put on public display there in May 2013. In June the painting was damaged by a vandal, the extent of the damage is currently unclear. It is suspected the vandalism was an unofficial protest in favour of campaign group Fathers 4 Justice.The painting went back on public display at Westminster Abbey on 16 July 2013."@en }
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- Ralph_Heimans abstract "Ralph Heimans, AM, is an Australian-born contemporary portrait painter. He is known for large-scale narrative works, using chiaroscuro and 17th Century glaze techniques.His father Frank is a documentary maker, and his mother Josette teaches French.Heimans studied Fine Arts and Pure Mathematics at the University of Sydney and continued his art studies at the Julian Ashton Art School. In 1997 he moved to Paris to take up a commission from the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.In 2005, he was commissioned to paint the first state portrait of Crown Princess Mary of Denmark; it was completed in 2006, and hangs in the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle.Other subjects include musician and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, High Court Justice Michael Kirby, and politician Tom Uren.In 2012, Heimans was offered a sitting with Queen Elizabeth II to paint an official portrait for her Diamond Jubilee. The painting was based on a photographic session with the Queen held at Buckingham Palace, but is set in Westminster Abbey, the site of her Coronation. It was first on display in the National Portrait Gallery of Australia until April 2013. Acquired by the Westminster Abbey in London for its permanent collection it was put on public display there in May 2013. In June the painting was damaged by a vandal, the extent of the damage is currently unclear. It is suspected the vandalism was an unofficial protest in favour of campaign group Fathers 4 Justice.The painting went back on public display at Westminster Abbey on 16 July 2013.".