The Ninth Wave
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The Ninth Wave is a famous 1850 Romantic seascape painting by Russian-Armenian artist Ivan Aivazovsky, depicting shipwreck survivors clinging to debris amid a towering, sunrise-lit wave.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ninth Wave canonical | 3 |
| Девятый вал | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3219594 — 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 Ninth Wave Context triple: [Ivan Aivazovsky, notableWork, The Ninth Wave]
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A.
The Coming Wave
The Coming Wave is a nonfiction book by AI pioneer Mustafa Suleyman that explores the transformative power and potential risks of rapidly advancing technologies like artificial intelligence and synthetic biology.
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B.
The Toll of the Sea
The Toll of the Sea is a 1922 silent drama film, one of the earliest Hollywood movies shot in Technicolor, featuring Anna May Wong in her first leading role.
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C.
Ocean of Storms
Ocean of Storms is a vast lunar mare on the Moon’s near side, notable as the landing region of several Apollo missions and characterized by its dark basaltic plains.
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D.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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E.
The Last Wave
The Last Wave is a 1977 Australian mystery drama film directed by Peter Weir, known for its haunting blend of legal thriller, apocalyptic visions, and Aboriginal spirituality.
- 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 Ninth Wave Target entity description: The Ninth Wave is a famous 1850 Romantic seascape painting by Russian-Armenian artist Ivan Aivazovsky, depicting shipwreck survivors clinging to debris amid a towering, sunrise-lit wave.
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A.
The Coming Wave
The Coming Wave is a nonfiction book by AI pioneer Mustafa Suleyman that explores the transformative power and potential risks of rapidly advancing technologies like artificial intelligence and synthetic biology.
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B.
The Toll of the Sea
The Toll of the Sea is a 1922 silent drama film, one of the earliest Hollywood movies shot in Technicolor, featuring Anna May Wong in her first leading role.
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C.
Ocean of Storms
Ocean of Storms is a vast lunar mare on the Moon’s near side, notable as the landing region of several Apollo missions and characterized by its dark basaltic plains.
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D.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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E.
The Last Wave
The Last Wave is a 1977 Australian mystery drama film directed by Peter Weir, known for its haunting blend of legal thriller, apocalyptic visions, and Aboriginal spirituality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romantic painting
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painting ⓘ seascape painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| authorEthnicity | Armenian ⓘ |
| collection |
State Russian Museum
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Museum
|
| colorPalette |
dark stormy sea tones
ⓘ
warm sunrise tones ⓘ |
| countryOfAuthor | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| creator | Ivan Aivazovsky ⓘ |
| depicts |
aftermath of a shipwreck
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human struggle against nature ⓘ sea debris ⓘ shipwreck survivors ⓘ stormy sea ⓘ sunrise ⓘ towering wave ⓘ |
| describedAs |
iconic Romantic seascape
ⓘ
masterpiece of marine art ⓘ |
| genre |
Romanticism
ⓘ
marine art ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
emblematic work of Russian Romanticism
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symbol of hope after catastrophe ⓘ |
| hasEffect | became one of the most famous Russian paintings ⓘ |
| hasPart |
breaking wave
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figures clinging to a mast-like piece of wreckage ⓘ glowing sky ⓘ |
| inception | 1850 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Romantic seascape tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Saint Petersburg
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Petersburg
|
| location |
State Russian Museum
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Museum
|
| mainSubject |
hope amid disaster
ⓘ
survival at sea ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Ivan Aivazovsky ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Девятый вал
ⓘ
linked to:
The Ninth Wave
|
| setting | open sea ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| surface | canvas ⓘ |
| theme |
human resilience
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power of nature ⓘ struggle between man and sea ⓘ |
| timeOfDayDepicted | sunrise ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | The Ninth Wave ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ninth Wave Description of subject: The Ninth Wave is a famous 1850 Romantic seascape painting by Russian-Armenian artist Ivan Aivazovsky, depicting shipwreck survivors clinging to debris amid a towering, sunrise-lit wave.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Ninth Wave