La Danse (commissioned for the Paris Opera)

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19th-century sculpture outdoor sculpture sculptural group

La Danse (commissioned for the Paris Opera) is a celebrated 19th-century sculptural group by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, renowned for its dynamic, sensual depiction of dancing figures adorning the façade of the Palais Garnier in Paris.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
La Danse (Paris Opera House)	1
La Danse (central group)	1
La Danse (commissioned for the Paris Opera) canonical	1
La Danse (for the Paris Opéra Garnier façade)	1
La Danse (noted for criticism)	1
La Danse (noted for emotional intensity)	1
La Danse (noted for influence)	1
La Danse (noted for innovation)	1
La Danse (noted for theatricality)	1
La Danse (symbol of his style)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2936613 — 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: La Danse (commissioned for the Paris Opera)
Context triple: [Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, notableWork, La Danse (commissioned for the Paris Opera)]

A. La Danse (1909–1910)
La Danse (1909–1910) is a famous Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse depicting a circle of nude dancers in bold, expressive colors and dynamic movement.
B. “La Valse”
“La Valse” is a darkly atmospheric ballet set to Maurice Ravel’s waltz, famously choreographed by George Balanchine and noted for its themes of glamour and impending doom.
C. Ballets Jooss
Ballets Jooss was an influential 20th-century German dance company founded by choreographer Kurt Jooss, renowned for its pioneering blend of expressionist dance and classical ballet.
D. Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette is a celebrated 1876 painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir that vividly captures a lively Sunday afternoon gathering at a Montmartre dance garden, exemplifying the light, color, and social scenes characteristic of Impressionism.
E. Suite bergamasque
Suite bergamasque is a famous piano suite by Claude Debussy, best known for its lyrical third movement, "Clair de lune."
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: La Danse (commissioned for the Paris Opera)
Target entity description: La Danse (commissioned for the Paris Opera) is a celebrated 19th-century sculptural group by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, renowned for its dynamic, sensual depiction of dancing figures adorning the façade of the Palais Garnier in Paris.

A. La Danse (1909–1910)
La Danse (1909–1910) is a famous Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse depicting a circle of nude dancers in bold, expressive colors and dynamic movement.
B. “La Valse”
“La Valse” is a darkly atmospheric ballet set to Maurice Ravel’s waltz, famously choreographed by George Balanchine and noted for its themes of glamour and impending doom.
C. Ballets Jooss
Ballets Jooss was an influential 20th-century German dance company founded by choreographer Kurt Jooss, renowned for its pioneering blend of expressionist dance and classical ballet.
D. Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette is a celebrated 1876 painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir that vividly captures a lively Sunday afternoon gathering at a Montmartre dance garden, exemplifying the light, color, and social scenes characteristic of Impressionism.
E. Suite bergamasque
Suite bergamasque is a famous piano suite by Claude Debussy, best known for its lyrical third movement, "Clair de lune."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century sculpture ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ sculptural group ⓘ
artForm	relief sculpture ⓘ
artStyle	Baroque revival ⓘ Realism ⓘ
associatedPeriod	reign of Napoleon III ⓘ
associatedWith	Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux oeuvre ⓘ Paris Opera Ballet ⓘ
commissionedBy	Charles Garnier ⓘ French Second Empire authorities ⓘ
commissionedFor	Palais Garnier ⓘ linked to: Palais Garnier, Paris Paris Opera ⓘ
completionDate	1869 ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
creator	Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux ⓘ
culturalContext	French Second Empire culture ⓘ
depicts	allegory of dance ⓘ dancing figures ⓘ
genre	allegorical sculpture ⓘ architectural sculpture ⓘ
hasLanguage	none ⓘ
hasPart	central male figure ⓘ garlands ⓘ multiple nude female figures ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of a Monument historique ⓘ
inception	1860s ⓘ
locatedIn	9th arrondissement of Paris ⓘ Paris ⓘ
location	façade of the Palais Garnier ⓘ
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
movement	Second Empire ⓘ linked to: Second Empire of France
notableFor	controversy over eroticism ⓘ dynamic composition ⓘ sensual depiction of the human body ⓘ
notableWorkOf	Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux ⓘ
partOf	exterior decoration of the Palais Garnier ⓘ
patron	Napoleon III ⓘ linked to: Napoleon III of France
publicDisplay	yes ⓘ
significantEvent	subject of public criticism for indecency in the 19th century ⓘ
subjectHeading	Dance in art ⓘ
theme	dance ⓘ joy ⓘ movement ⓘ
usedFor	architectural ornamentation ⓘ