Corneille Van Clève
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Corneille Van Clève was a prominent late 17th- and early 18th-century French sculptor known for his refined Baroque style and contributions to royal and religious commissions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Corneille Van Clève canonical | 22 |
| Corneille Van Clève (1646–1732) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2437491 — 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: Corneille Van Clève Context triple: [Royal Chapel of Versailles, sculpturalDecorationBy, Corneille Van Clève]
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Philippe de Lannoy
Philippe de Lannoy was a 17th-century Walloon Huguenot immigrant to North America who is recognized as the progenitor of the prominent Delano family, from which U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt descended.
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B.
Le Clercq
Le Clercq is the surname of Tanaquil Le Clercq, the renowned mid-20th-century American ballerina associated with the New York City Ballet.
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Balthasar Gérard
Balthasar Gérard was a French Catholic zealot best known for assassinating William the Silent, leader of the Dutch Revolt, in 1584.
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D.
Theo Francken
Theo Francken is a Belgian politician known for his hardline stance on immigration and prominent role within the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA).
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E.
Jan van de Cappelle
Jan van de Cappelle was a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher renowned for his serene marine and winter landscape scenes.
- 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: Corneille Van Clève Target entity description: Corneille Van Clève was a prominent late 17th- and early 18th-century French sculptor known for his refined Baroque style and contributions to royal and religious commissions.
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A.
Philippe de Lannoy
Philippe de Lannoy was a 17th-century Walloon Huguenot immigrant to North America who is recognized as the progenitor of the prominent Delano family, from which U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt descended.
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B.
Le Clercq
Le Clercq is the surname of Tanaquil Le Clercq, the renowned mid-20th-century American ballerina associated with the New York City Ballet.
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C.
Balthasar Gérard
Balthasar Gérard was a French Catholic zealot best known for assassinating William the Silent, leader of the Dutch Revolt, in 1584.
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D.
Theo Francken
Theo Francken is a Belgian politician known for his hardline stance on immigration and prominent role within the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA).
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E.
Jan van de Cappelle
Jan van de Cappelle was a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher renowned for his serene marine and winter landscape scenes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque artist
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French sculptor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 18th century
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late 17th century ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | French Baroque sculpture ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| employer | French royal court ⓘ |
| familyName | Van Clève ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical sculpture
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mythological sculpture ⓘ religious sculpture ⓘ |
| givenName | Corneille ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian Baroque sculpture
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classical antiquity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
religious commissions
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royal commissions ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| name | Corneille Van Clève ⓘ |
| notableProject |
church sculpture commissions in Paris
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decoration of the Palace of Versailles ⓘ sculptural decoration for royal gardens ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dying Achilles
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La France triomphante ⓘ La Renommée écrivant l’histoire du Roi ⓘ Le Rhin ⓘ
linked to:
Rhine
Le Rhône ⓘ
linked to:
Rhône River
Mercury ⓘ Saint André ⓘ Saint Barthélemy ⓘ Saint Jacques le Majeur ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Jacques le Mineur
Saint Jacques le Mineur ⓘ Saint Jean ⓘ Saint Jude ⓘ Saint Matthieu ⓘ
linked to:
St Matthew
Saint Matthieu (statue for the Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris) ⓘ Saint Paul ⓘ Saint Philippe ⓘ Saint Pierre ⓘ Saint Simon ⓘ Saint Thomas ⓘ |
| notedFor |
elegant treatment of drapery
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expressive yet controlled movement in figures ⓘ refined surface finish of marble and bronze works ⓘ |
| occupation | sculptor ⓘ |
| patron | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| style | refined Baroque style ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Corneille Van Clève Description of subject: Corneille Van Clève was a prominent late 17th- and early 18th-century French sculptor known for his refined Baroque style and contributions to royal and religious commissions.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Royal Chapel
linked to: Corneille Van Clève
subject linked to:
Saint Pierre
subject linked to:
Saint Pierre
subject linked to:
Saint Paul
subject linked to:
Saint Paul