Portrait of Madame Récamier
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Portrait of Madame Récamier is a famous Neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the fashionable Parisian socialite Juliette Récamier reclining on a Directoire-style sofa.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Portrait of Madame Récamier canonical | 2 |
| Madame Récamier by François Gérard | 1 |
| Portrait de Madame Récamier | 1 |
| Portrait of Madame Récamier by Jacques-Louis David | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T117594 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portrait of Madame Récamier Context triple: [Jacques-Louis David, notableWork, Portrait of Madame Récamier]
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A.
Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his Wife
Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his Wife is a celebrated Neoclassical painting depicting the pioneering chemist Antoine Lavoisier and his wife Marie-Anne in an intimate, intellectually engaged domestic setting.
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B.
Anecdotes of Painting in England
Anecdotes of Painting in England is an 18th-century multi-volume art history work by Horace Walpole that surveys the lives and works of English painters, sculptors, and engravers.
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C.
The Art of Painting
The Art of Painting is a celebrated 17th-century Dutch genre painting that showcases Johannes Vermeer’s masterful use of light, perspective, and meticulous detail in depicting an artist at work in his studio.
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D.
Autoportrait au chapeau de paille
Autoportrait au chapeau de paille is a self-portrait painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting himself wearing a straw hat.
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E.
House of Bonaparte
The House of Bonaparte is the French imperial dynasty founded by Napoleon Bonaparte that briefly ruled France and influenced European politics in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portrait of Madame Récamier Target entity description: Portrait of Madame Récamier is a famous Neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the fashionable Parisian socialite Juliette Récamier reclining on a Directoire-style sofa.
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A.
Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his Wife
Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his Wife is a celebrated Neoclassical painting depicting the pioneering chemist Antoine Lavoisier and his wife Marie-Anne in an intimate, intellectually engaged domestic setting.
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B.
Anecdotes of Painting in England
Anecdotes of Painting in England is an 18th-century multi-volume art history work by Horace Walpole that surveys the lives and works of English painters, sculptors, and engravers.
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C.
The Art of Painting
The Art of Painting is a celebrated 17th-century Dutch genre painting that showcases Johannes Vermeer’s masterful use of light, perspective, and meticulous detail in depicting an artist at work in his studio.
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D.
Autoportrait au chapeau de paille
Autoportrait au chapeau de paille is a self-portrait painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting himself wearing a straw hat.
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E.
House of Bonaparte
The House of Bonaparte is the French imperial dynasty founded by Napoleon Bonaparte that briefly ruled France and influenced European politics in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neoclassical painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artist | Jacques-Louis David ⓘ |
| city | Paris ⓘ |
| collection | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Juliette Récamier ⓘ |
| completionDate | circa 1800 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Jacques-Louis David ⓘ |
| culturalContext | French Directoire period ⓘ |
| depicts | Juliette Récamier ⓘ |
| depictsClothingStyle | Empire-style dress ⓘ |
| depictsGender | female ⓘ |
| depictsHairstyle | classical coiffure ⓘ |
| depictsOccupation | socialite ⓘ |
| depictsSocialStatus | Parisian high society ⓘ |
| genre | portrait painting ⓘ |
| hasArtHistoricalSignificance |
iconic example of Neoclassical portraiture
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influential in the depiction of fashionable women in the early 19th century ⓘ |
| hasArtisticSchool |
French Neoclassicism
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linked to:
Neoclassicism
|
| hasArtisticTheme |
elegance
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femininity ⓘ social status ⓘ |
| hasBackground | sparse interior ⓘ |
| hasColorPalette | muted tones ⓘ |
| hasLighting | soft diffuse light ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | frontal three-quarter view ⓘ |
| inception | 1800 ⓘ |
| influenced | later portraits of reclining women ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Roman sculpture
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classical antiquity ⓘ |
| location | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| museumDepartment |
Department of Paintings of the Louvre
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linked to:
Department of Paintings
|
| notableFor |
Directoire-style furniture design
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austere composition and empty space around the sitter ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle |
Portrait de Madame Récamier
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linked to:
Portrait of Madame Récamier
|
| period | early 19th century ⓘ |
| showsFurniture | Directoire-style sofa ⓘ |
| showsPose | reclining ⓘ |
| sitter | Juliette Récamier ⓘ |
| style | Neoclassical ⓘ |
| subjectAlsoKnownAs |
Madame Récamier
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linked to:
Juliette Récamier
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| subjectName |
Jeanne-Françoise Julie Adélaïde Récamier
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linked to:
Juliette Récamier
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| support | canvas ⓘ |
| title | Portrait of Madame Récamier ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portrait of Madame Récamier Description of subject: Portrait of Madame Récamier is a famous Neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the fashionable Parisian socialite Juliette Récamier reclining on a Directoire-style sofa.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Portrait of Madame Récamier
linked to: Portrait of Madame Récamier
linked to: Portrait of Madame Récamier