Prospero and Ariel
E378433
Prospero and Ariel is a prominent sculpture by Eric Gill depicting characters from Shakespeare’s "The Tempest," installed on the façade of BBC’s Broadcasting House in London.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prospero and Ariel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3659299 — 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: Prospero and Ariel Context triple: [Broadcasting House, hasSculpture, Prospero and Ariel]
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A.
Prospero
Prospero is the powerful sorcerer and rightful Duke of Milan who orchestrates the events on a remote island in Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest."
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B.
Prospero
Prospero is the internal codename that was reportedly used by Sony during the development of the PlayStation 5 console.
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C.
Ariel
Ariel is a posthumously published poetry collection by Sylvia Plath that is widely regarded as her most powerful and influential work.
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D.
Ariel
Ariel is one of Uranus's major icy moons, known for its relatively bright surface and complex system of canyons and fault valleys.
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E.
Ariel
Ariel is a leading global laundry detergent brand known for its stain-removal performance and wide range of fabric care products.
- 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: Prospero and Ariel Target entity description: Prospero and Ariel is a prominent sculpture by Eric Gill depicting characters from Shakespeare’s "The Tempest," installed on the façade of BBC’s Broadcasting House in London.
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A.
Prospero
Prospero is the powerful sorcerer and rightful Duke of Milan who orchestrates the events on a remote island in Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest."
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B.
Prospero
Prospero is the internal codename that was reportedly used by Sony during the development of the PlayStation 5 console.
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C.
Ariel
Ariel is a posthumously published poetry collection by Sylvia Plath that is widely regarded as her most powerful and influential work.
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D.
Ariel
Ariel is one of Uranus's major icy moons, known for its relatively bright surface and complex system of canyons and fault valleys.
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E.
Ariel
Ariel is a leading global laundry detergent brand known for its stain-removal performance and wide range of fabric care products.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public artwork
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sculpture ⓘ |
| architecturalContext | headquarters of the BBC ⓘ |
| artMovement | 20th-century British sculpture ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Tempest ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
British Broadcasting Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
BBC
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| commissionedFor |
BBC Broadcasting House
ⓘ
linked to:
BBC Broadcasting House, London
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Eric Gill ⓘ |
| depicts |
Ariel
ⓘ
Prospero ⓘ |
| genre | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasArtistRole | Eric Gill as sculptor ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
British broadcasting history
ⓘ
Shakespearean reception in public art ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscription | English ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationContext | part of a listed building setting ⓘ |
| inceptionTime | early 1930s ⓘ |
| installedOn | façade of Broadcasting House ⓘ |
| locatedInBorough | City of Westminster ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Marylebone ⓘ |
| location | Broadcasting House ⓘ |
| locationCity |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| locationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the BBC
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representation of Shakespearean characters ⓘ |
| partOf | architectural sculpture of Broadcasting House ⓘ |
| subjectOrigin | characters from Shakespeare’s The Tempest ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prospero and Ariel Description of subject: Prospero and Ariel is a prominent sculpture by Eric Gill depicting characters from Shakespeare’s "The Tempest," installed on the façade of BBC’s Broadcasting House in London.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.