Illustrations to Homer’s Iliad
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Illustrations to Homer’s Iliad is a celebrated series of neoclassical outline engravings by John Flaxman that visually interpret and accompany Homer’s epic poem the Iliad.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Illustrations to Homer’s Iliad canonical | 3 |
| Illustrations to Homer’s Iliad (John Flaxman) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illustrations to Homer’s Iliad Context triple: [John Flaxman, notableWork, Illustrations to Homer’s Iliad]
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The Apotheosis of Homer
The Apotheosis of Homer is a neoclassical painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres that idealizes the ancient Greek poet Homer enthroned and venerated by great figures from art and literature.
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B.
Iliad scholia
The Iliad scholia are ancient marginal commentaries and notes on Homer's Iliad, preserving scholarly explanations, interpretations, and textual variants from classical and Byzantine scholars.
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Die Ilias und Homer
"Die Ilias und Homer" is a seminal scholarly study by classical philologist Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff that critically examines the origins, composition, and authorship of Homer's Iliad.
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D.
Prolegomena ad Homerum
Prolegomena ad Homerum is Friedrich August Wolf’s groundbreaking 1795 philological study that challenged the traditional view of Homeric authorship and helped found modern classical scholarship.
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E.
Homer's Iliad
Homer's Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem traditionally attributed to Homer that recounts a pivotal period of the Trojan War, focusing on the wrath of Achilles and the conflicts among gods and mortals.
- 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: Illustrations to Homer’s Iliad Target entity description: Illustrations to Homer’s Iliad is a celebrated series of neoclassical outline engravings by John Flaxman that visually interpret and accompany Homer’s epic poem the Iliad.
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A.
The Apotheosis of Homer
The Apotheosis of Homer is a neoclassical painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres that idealizes the ancient Greek poet Homer enthroned and venerated by great figures from art and literature.
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B.
Iliad scholia
The Iliad scholia are ancient marginal commentaries and notes on Homer's Iliad, preserving scholarly explanations, interpretations, and textual variants from classical and Byzantine scholars.
-
C.
Die Ilias und Homer
"Die Ilias und Homer" is a seminal scholarly study by classical philologist Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff that critically examines the origins, composition, and authorship of Homer's Iliad.
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D.
Prolegomena ad Homerum
Prolegomena ad Homerum is Friedrich August Wolf’s groundbreaking 1795 philological study that challenged the traditional view of Homeric authorship and helped found modern classical scholarship.
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E.
Homer's Iliad
Homer's Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem traditionally attributed to Homer that recounts a pivotal period of the Trojan War, focusing on the wrath of Achilles and the conflicts among gods and mortals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book illustration series
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neoclassical artwork ⓘ series of engravings ⓘ |
| artForm |
engraving
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outline engraving ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
austere contour drawing
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classical linearity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
book illustration in the late 18th and early 19th centuries
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classical philology ⓘ |
| author | John Flaxman ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Homer’s Iliad
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linked to:
Homer's Iliad
Iliad ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Iliad
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | John Flaxman ⓘ |
| depicts |
characters from Greek mythology
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scenes from the Iliad ⓘ |
| follows | tradition of classical history painting in graphic form ⓘ |
| genre | neoclassicism ⓘ |
| hasCreator | John Flaxman ⓘ |
| hasPart | outline plates illustrating episodes of the Iliad ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Illustrations to Homer’s Iliad ⓘ |
| illustrates |
Homer’s epic poem the Iliad
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linked to:
Homer's Iliad
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| influencedBy |
ancient Greek vase painting
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classical relief sculpture ⓘ |
| intendedUse | accompaniment to printed editions of the Iliad ⓘ |
| language | none (visual work) ⓘ |
| medium | ink on paper (prints) ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on neoclassical book illustration
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linear outline style ⓘ visual interpretation of Homeric epic ⓘ |
| originalArtist | John Flaxman ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
fate and the gods in Homeric epic
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heroism in war ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | print ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Illustrations to Dante’s Divine Comedy
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Illustrations to Homer’s Odyssey ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Greek heroes
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Trojan War ⓘ gods of Greek mythology ⓘ |
| visualFormat | black-and-white line engravings ⓘ |
| workType | illustrated classical epic ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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Illustrations to Dante’s Divine Comedy
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relatedWork
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Illustrations to Homer’s Iliad (John Flaxman)
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linked to: Illustrations to Homer’s Iliad