Mask of the Man with the Broken Nose
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Mask of the Man with the Broken Nose is an early, expressive portrait sculpture by Auguste Rodin that is often regarded as a pivotal work in the development of modern sculpture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mask of the Man with the Broken Nose canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2404433 — 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: Mask of the Man with the Broken Nose Context triple: [Rodin Museum, hasWork, Mask of the Man with the Broken Nose]
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A.
The Purple Mask
The Purple Mask is a 1955 swashbuckling adventure film set in post-revolutionary France, known for its masked-hero storyline and for featuring actress Jarma Lewis in its cast.
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B.
The Masks
"The Masks" is a classic 1964 episode of The Twilight Zone in which a dying man forces his greedy relatives to wear grotesque masks that ultimately reveal their true inner selves.
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C.
Behind a Mask
"Behind a Mask" is a sensation-style novella by Louisa May Alcott, originally published under a pseudonym, that follows a cunning governess who deceives a wealthy family for personal gain.
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D.
The Other Man
The Other Man is a 2008 psychological thriller film about a husband who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about his wife's secret lover.
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E.
Mask of Sorrow
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- 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: Mask of the Man with the Broken Nose Target entity description: Mask of the Man with the Broken Nose is an early, expressive portrait sculpture by Auguste Rodin that is often regarded as a pivotal work in the development of modern sculpture.
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A.
The Purple Mask
The Purple Mask is a 1955 swashbuckling adventure film set in post-revolutionary France, known for its masked-hero storyline and for featuring actress Jarma Lewis in its cast.
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B.
The Masks
"The Masks" is a classic 1964 episode of The Twilight Zone in which a dying man forces his greedy relatives to wear grotesque masks that ultimately reveal their true inner selves.
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C.
Behind a Mask
"Behind a Mask" is a sensation-style novella by Louisa May Alcott, originally published under a pseudonym, that follows a cunning governess who deceives a wealthy family for personal gain.
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D.
The Other Man
The Other Man is a 2008 psychological thriller film about a husband who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about his wife's secret lover.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
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plaster sculpture ⓘ portrait sculpture ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
considered a key precursor of modern sculpture
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often regarded as Rodin’s first major work ⓘ |
| artist | Auguste Rodin ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
highly expressive modeling
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naturalism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
19th-century French sculpture
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Paris art scene ⓘ |
| casting | bronze cast ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Auguste Rodin ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| depicts |
aged man
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broken nose ⓘ expressive facial features ⓘ male head ⓘ wrinkled face ⓘ |
| dimensionType | life-size head ⓘ |
| format | mask-like bust ⓘ |
| genre | portrait ⓘ |
| hasPart | face without back of the head ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
bronze version
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plaster version ⓘ |
| inception |
1863
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1864 ⓘ |
| influenced |
later portrait sculpture by Rodin
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subsequent modern sculptors ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| locationOfWork | various museum collections ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
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clay (original model) ⓘ plaster ⓘ |
| movement |
Realism
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early modernism ⓘ modern sculpture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
departure from academic idealization
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expressive realism ⓘ focus on psychological expression ⓘ pivotal role in development of modern sculpture ⓘ rough, unfinished surface treatment ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
L’Homme au nez cassé
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L’Homme au nez cassé (Masque) ⓘ
linked to:
L’Homme au nez cassé
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| period | early work of Auguste Rodin ⓘ |
| subject | man with a broken nose ⓘ |
| title | Mask of the Man with the Broken Nose ⓘ |
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