Le Café de nuit
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Le Café de nuit is the original French title of Vincent van Gogh’s famous 1888 painting depicting a brightly lit, emotionally charged night café interior in Arles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Le Café de nuit canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3279923 — 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: Le Café de nuit Context triple: [The Night Café, originalTitle, Le Café de nuit]
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A.
Terrasse du café le soir
Terrasse du café le soir is the original French title of Vincent van Gogh’s famous 1888 night-time café scene painted in Arles, celebrated for its vivid colors and early exploration of starry nocturnal skies.
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B.
Le Dôme Café
Le Dôme Café is a historic Parisian café in Montparnasse, famed as a gathering place for artists, writers, and intellectuals in the early 20th century.
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C.
Le Chat Noir
Le Chat Noir was a famous late 19th-century Parisian cabaret in Montmartre, renowned as a bohemian gathering place for artists, writers, and performers.
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D.
Le Petit Café
Le Petit Café is a charming, European-inspired coffee and pastry shop located within Disney’s Riviera Resort, offering specialty beverages and light bites in a relaxed, café-style setting.
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E.
Le Soupirant
Le Soupirant is the French title of the 1962 French comedy film "The Suitor," directed by Pierre Étaix.
- 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: Le Café de nuit Target entity description: Le Café de nuit is the original French title of Vincent van Gogh’s famous 1888 painting depicting a brightly lit, emotionally charged night café interior in Arles.
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A.
Terrasse du café le soir
Terrasse du café le soir is the original French title of Vincent van Gogh’s famous 1888 night-time café scene painted in Arles, celebrated for its vivid colors and early exploration of starry nocturnal skies.
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B.
Le Dôme Café
Le Dôme Café is a historic Parisian café in Montparnasse, famed as a gathering place for artists, writers, and intellectuals in the early 20th century.
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C.
Le Chat Noir
Le Chat Noir was a famous late 19th-century Parisian cabaret in Montmartre, renowned as a bohemian gathering place for artists, writers, and performers.
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D.
Le Petit Café
Le Petit Café is a charming, European-inspired coffee and pastry shop located within Disney’s Riviera Resort, offering specialty beverages and light bites in a relaxed, café-style setting.
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E.
Le Soupirant
Le Soupirant is the French title of the 1962 French comedy film "The Suitor," directed by Pierre Étaix.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artisticIntent | to express the terrible passions of humanity ⓘ |
| colorDominant |
green
ⓘ
red ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| countryOfCreation | France ⓘ |
| creator | Vincent van Gogh ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName |
Vincent Willem van Gogh
ⓘ
linked to:
Vincent van Gogh
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| creatorNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| depicts |
café in Arles
ⓘ
night café interior ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
disquieting
ⓘ
oppressive ⓘ tense ⓘ |
| genre | post‑Impressionism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
billiard table
ⓘ
bottles on a counter ⓘ doorway ⓘ figures seated at tables ⓘ gas lamps ⓘ pool cues ⓘ wall clock ⓘ wooden chairs ⓘ |
| inception | 1888 ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | Arles ⓘ |
| mainSubject | interior of a brightly lit café at night ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Post‑Impressionism
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linked to:
Post-Impressionism
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| movementAssociatedWithCreator |
Post‑Impressionism
ⓘ
linked to:
Post-Impressionism
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| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| placeInArtistCareer | Arles period ⓘ |
| series |
Van Gogh’s Arles paintings
ⓘ
linked to:
Arles period of Vincent van Gogh
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| setting |
Café de la Gare, Arles
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linked to:
Café de la Gare in Arles
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| support | canvas ⓘ |
| timeOfDayDepicted | night ⓘ |
| title | Le Café de nuit ⓘ |
| useOfColor |
contrasting
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expressive ⓘ vivid ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1888 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Le Café de nuit Description of subject: Le Café de nuit is the original French title of Vincent van Gogh’s famous 1888 painting depicting a brightly lit, emotionally charged night café interior in Arles.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.