The Slav Epic
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The Slav Epic is a monumental cycle of 20 large-scale paintings by Czech artist Alphonse Mucha that depicts key moments in the history and mythology of the Slavic peoples.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Slav Epic canonical | 3 |
| The Apotheosis of the Slavs | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4014644 — 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 Slav Epic Context triple: [Alphonse Mucha, notableWork, The Slav Epic]
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A.
Metropolis (triptych)
Metropolis (triptych) is a famous three-panel painting by German artist Otto Dix that vividly portrays the decadence, trauma, and social tensions of Weimar-era urban life after World War I.
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B.
The Frieze of Life
The Frieze of Life is a thematic series of paintings by Edvard Munch that explores profound human experiences such as love, anxiety, jealousy, and death in a symbolist, emotionally charged style.
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C.
Beethoven Frieze
Beethoven Frieze is a monumental 1902 mural by Gustav Klimt that visually interprets Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in a richly symbolic, Secessionist style.
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D.
Dresden Triptych
The Dresden Triptych is a small, richly detailed early Netherlandish altarpiece by Jan van Eyck, celebrated for its intricate realism and devotional imagery.
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E.
The Aino Triptych
The Aino Triptych is a famous series of three symbolist paintings by Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela depicting a tragic episode from the national epic Kalevala.
- 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 Slav Epic Target entity description: The Slav Epic is a monumental cycle of 20 large-scale paintings by Czech artist Alphonse Mucha that depicts key moments in the history and mythology of the Slavic peoples.
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A.
Metropolis (triptych)
Metropolis (triptych) is a famous three-panel painting by German artist Otto Dix that vividly portrays the decadence, trauma, and social tensions of Weimar-era urban life after World War I.
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B.
The Frieze of Life
The Frieze of Life is a thematic series of paintings by Edvard Munch that explores profound human experiences such as love, anxiety, jealousy, and death in a symbolist, emotionally charged style.
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C.
Beethoven Frieze
Beethoven Frieze is a monumental 1902 mural by Gustav Klimt that visually interprets Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in a richly symbolic, Secessionist style.
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D.
Dresden Triptych
The Dresden Triptych is a small, richly detailed early Netherlandish altarpiece by Jan van Eyck, celebrated for its intricate realism and devotional imagery.
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E.
The Aino Triptych
The Aino Triptych is a famous series of three symbolist paintings by Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela depicting a tragic episode from the national epic Kalevala.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork series
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cycle of paintings ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Charles Richard Crane ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain in many jurisdictions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Czech lands ⓘ |
| creator | Alphonse Mucha ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Czech ⓘ |
| depicts |
Czech history
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Moravian history ⓘ Polish history ⓘ Russian history ⓘ South Slavic history ⓘ history of the Slavic peoples ⓘ mythology of the Slavic peoples ⓘ |
| donatedTo |
City of Prague
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linked to:
Prague
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| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasDimensionsCharacteristic | very large-format canvases ⓘ |
| hasPart |
After the Battle of Grunwald
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linked to:
Battle of Grunwald
The Apotheosis of the Slavs ⓘ
linked to:
The Slav Epic
The Celebration of Svantovit at Rügen ⓘ The Hussite King Jiří of Poděbrady ⓘ
linked to:
George of Poděbrady
The Slavs in Their Original Homeland ⓘ |
| hasPartCount | 20 paintings ⓘ |
| inception | 1910 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Czech national revival
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Slavic nationalism ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Czech
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English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| locatedInCollection |
City of Prague collections
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linked to:
National Gallery in Prague
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| locationOfFirstPublicDisplay | Prague ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Slavs ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Art Nouveau ⓘ |
| notableFor |
monumental scale
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pan-Slavic theme ⓘ symbolist elements ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 20 ⓘ |
| originalExhibitionCity | Prague ⓘ |
| originalExhibitionVenue | Veletržní palác ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
controversy over permanent location in Prague
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temporary exhibition in Brno in 2016 ⓘ temporary exhibition in Tokyo in 2017 ⓘ |
| supportMaterial | canvas ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Slav Epic Description of subject: The Slav Epic is a monumental cycle of 20 large-scale paintings by Czech artist Alphonse Mucha that depicts key moments in the history and mythology of the Slavic peoples.
Referenced by (4)
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