The Apparition
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The Apparition is a symbolist painting by Gustave Moreau depicting the severed head of John the Baptist appearing as a terrifying vision before Salome, renowned for its intricate detail and dreamlike, mystical atmosphere.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Apparition canonical | 2 |
| L’Apparition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2322190 — 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: The Apparition Context triple: [Gustave Moreau, notableWork, The Apparition]
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A.
Apparition
Apparition was an independent American film distribution company known for releasing prestige and arthouse films in the late 2000s.
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B.
The Ghost
The Ghost is the spectral apparition of Hamlet’s deceased father in Shakespeare’s tragedy, whose revelations set the play’s revenge plot in motion.
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C.
The Night
The Night is a haunting Expressionist painting by Max Beckmann that depicts the brutal terror and psychological trauma of a violent home invasion.
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D.
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness is a 1996 historical thriller film dramatizing the true story of two man-eating lions that terrorized railway workers in Tsavo, Kenya, in the late 19th century.
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E.
Mask of Sorrow
Mask of Sorrow is a monumental sculpture in Magadan, Russia, commemorating the victims of Stalinist political repression and the Gulag labor camps.
- 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: The Apparition Target entity description: The Apparition is a symbolist painting by Gustave Moreau depicting the severed head of John the Baptist appearing as a terrifying vision before Salome, renowned for its intricate detail and dreamlike, mystical atmosphere.
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A.
Apparition
Apparition was an independent American film distribution company known for releasing prestige and arthouse films in the late 2000s.
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B.
The Ghost
The Ghost is the spectral apparition of Hamlet’s deceased father in Shakespeare’s tragedy, whose revelations set the play’s revenge plot in motion.
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C.
The Night
The Night is a haunting Expressionist painting by Max Beckmann that depicts the brutal terror and psychological trauma of a violent home invasion.
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D.
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness is a 1996 historical thriller film dramatizing the true story of two man-eating lions that terrorized railway workers in Tsavo, Kenya, in the late 19th century.
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E.
Mask of Sorrow
Mask of Sorrow is a monumental sculpture in Magadan, Russia, commemorating the victims of Stalinist political repression and the Gulag labor camps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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symbolist painting ⓘ |
| artStyle |
French Symbolism
ⓘ
linked to:
French symbolism
Symbolism ⓘ |
| basedOn | Biblical story of Salome and John the Baptist ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
deep reds
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golden tones ⓘ rich colors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Gustave Moreau ⓘ |
| depicts |
Salome
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Salome standing in an opulent setting ⓘ blood dripping from the severed head ⓘ floating severed head of John the Baptist ⓘ haloed head of John the Baptist ⓘ jewels and luxurious fabrics ⓘ ornate architectural background ⓘ severed head of John the Baptist ⓘ vision of the severed head of John the Baptist before Salome ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
dreamlike atmosphere
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eroticism ⓘ intricate detail ⓘ jewel-like color ⓘ macabre subject matter ⓘ mystical atmosphere ⓘ ornate decoration ⓘ visionary imagery ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | The Apparition ⓘ |
| influenced |
Decadent movement artists
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Symbolist painters ⓘ later depictions of Salome in art ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Salome
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head of John the Baptist ⓘ |
| movement | Symbolism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
highly detailed ornamentation
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influence on later Symbolist and Decadent art ⓘ psychological intensity ⓘ symbolic imagery ⓘ |
| portrays |
John the Baptist as severed head
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Salome as femme fatale ⓘ |
| setting | orientalist interior ⓘ |
| theme |
decadence
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desire and death ⓘ femme fatale ⓘ hallucination ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ religious vision ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Apparition Description of subject: The Apparition is a symbolist painting by Gustave Moreau depicting the severed head of John the Baptist appearing as a terrifying vision before Salome, renowned for its intricate detail and dreamlike, mystical atmosphere.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Apparition