Sleeping Hermaphroditus (Louvre sculpture)
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Sleeping Hermaphroditus (Louvre sculpture) is an ancient Roman marble statue, famous for its sensuous depiction of the reclining, androgynous figure of Hermaphroditus, displayed on a mattress sculpted by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and housed in the Louvre Museum.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louvre Sleeping Hermaphroditus | 1 |
| Sleeping Hermaphroditus (Louvre sculpture) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2283062 — 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: Sleeping Hermaphroditus (Louvre sculpture) Context triple: [Hermaphroditus, notableArtwork, Sleeping Hermaphroditus (Louvre sculpture)]
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Aphrodite of Knidos
Aphrodite of Knidos is an iconic 4th-century BCE marble statue by Praxiteles, celebrated as one of the first major representations of the nude female form in classical Greek art.
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Venus de Milo
Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek marble statue, famed for its missing arms and idealized depiction of the goddess Aphrodite, and is one of the most celebrated masterpieces of classical sculpture.
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La Grande Odalisque
La Grande Odalisque is a famous 1814 Neoclassical oil painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres depicting an elongated nude concubine in an exotic harem setting.
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D.
Aphrodite Anadyomene
Aphrodite Anadyomene is a famous representation of the Greek goddess Aphrodite rising from the sea, most notably depicted in ancient sculpture and lost paintings such as the renowned work by Apelles.
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E.
Roman Venus (partially)
Roman Venus (partially) refers to the aspects of the Roman goddess Venus that correspond to the Mesopotamian goddess Inanna, particularly in her roles related to love, sexuality, and fertility.
- 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: Sleeping Hermaphroditus (Louvre sculpture) Target entity description: Sleeping Hermaphroditus (Louvre sculpture) is an ancient Roman marble statue, famous for its sensuous depiction of the reclining, androgynous figure of Hermaphroditus, displayed on a mattress sculpted by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and housed in the Louvre Museum.
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A.
Aphrodite of Knidos
Aphrodite of Knidos is an iconic 4th-century BCE marble statue by Praxiteles, celebrated as one of the first major representations of the nude female form in classical Greek art.
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B.
Venus de Milo
Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek marble statue, famed for its missing arms and idealized depiction of the goddess Aphrodite, and is one of the most celebrated masterpieces of classical sculpture.
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C.
La Grande Odalisque
La Grande Odalisque is a famous 1814 Neoclassical oil painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres depicting an elongated nude concubine in an exotic harem setting.
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D.
Aphrodite Anadyomene
Aphrodite Anadyomene is a famous representation of the Greek goddess Aphrodite rising from the sea, most notably depicted in ancient sculpture and lost paintings such as the renowned work by Apelles.
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E.
Roman Venus (partially)
Roman Venus (partially) refers to the aspects of the Roman goddess Venus that correspond to the Mesopotamian goddess Inanna, particularly in her roles related to love, sexuality, and fertility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman marble sculpture
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statue of Hermaphroditus ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
frequently discussed in studies of gender in classical art
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important example of Roman copy of Greek original ⓘ |
| artMovement | Ancient Roman art ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hellenistic Greek original ⓘ |
| baseSculptor | Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ |
| collection | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| currentStatus | on public display ⓘ |
| depicts | Hermaphroditus ⓘ |
| depictsMythologicalFigure | Hermaphroditus ⓘ |
| displayedAt |
Louvre Museum, Paris
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linked to:
Louvre Museum
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| genre | classical sculpture ⓘ |
| hasBase | Baroque marble mattress ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfTitle |
French
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Latin ⓘ |
| hasPart | mattress sculpted by Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ |
| iconography |
ambiguous sexual characteristics
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sleeping nude figure ⓘ |
| inception | early 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| location | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| mattressSculptor | Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ |
| museumDepartment | Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities ⓘ |
| museumInventory |
Louvre collection of classical antiquities
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linked to:
Louvre Museum
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| mythologicalContext |
Hermaphroditus, child of Hermes and Aphrodite
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linked to:
Hermaphroditus
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| notableFor |
combination of ancient Roman statue and Baroque mattress base
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sensuous depiction of sleeping androgynous body ⓘ |
| period | Imperial Roman period ⓘ |
| pose | reclining figure ⓘ |
| subjectGender | androgynous ⓘ |
| theme |
gender ambiguity
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mythology ⓘ sleep ⓘ |
| title | Sleeping Hermaphroditus ⓘ |
| viewingAngle | surprise of revealed androgyny from rear view ⓘ |
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Subject: Sleeping Hermaphroditus (Louvre sculpture) Description of subject: Sleeping Hermaphroditus (Louvre sculpture) is an ancient Roman marble statue, famous for its sensuous depiction of the reclining, androgynous figure of Hermaphroditus, displayed on a mattress sculpted by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and housed in the Louvre Museum.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sleeping Hermaphroditus (Louvre sculpture)