The Raft of the Medusa
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The Raft of the Medusa is a monumental 1818–1819 Romantic oil painting by Théodore Géricault depicting shipwrecked survivors adrift at sea, renowned for its dramatic realism and political commentary.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Raft of the Medusa canonical | 11 |
| Théodore Géricault’s painting The Raft of the Medusa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T347038 — 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 Raft of the Medusa Context triple: [Louvre Museum, notableWork, The Raft of the Medusa]
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Liberty Leading the People
"Liberty Leading the People" is a famous 1830 Romantic painting by Eugène Delacroix that allegorically commemorates the July Revolution in France, depicting a personified Liberty leading a diverse group of revolutionaries over the barricades.
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B.
The Death of Marat
The Death of Marat is a 1793 Neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David that dramatically depicts the murdered French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat in his bathtub, becoming an iconic image of the French Revolution.
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C.
Old Ironsides
"Old Ironsides" is a famous 1830 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that helped rally public support to preserve the historic U.S. frigate USS Constitution.
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D.
Impression, Sunrise
Impression, Sunrise is an 1872 painting by Claude Monet that famously gave the Impressionist movement its name and exemplifies its loose brushwork and focus on light and atmosphere.
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E.
Bathers at Asnières
Bathers at Asnières is a large-scale 1884 oil painting by Georges Seurat that depicts working-class Parisians relaxing by the Seine and is considered a key early example of his innovative approach to color and composition.
- 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 Raft of the Medusa Target entity description: The Raft of the Medusa is a monumental 1818–1819 Romantic oil painting by Théodore Géricault depicting shipwrecked survivors adrift at sea, renowned for its dramatic realism and political commentary.
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A.
Liberty Leading the People
"Liberty Leading the People" is a famous 1830 Romantic painting by Eugène Delacroix that allegorically commemorates the July Revolution in France, depicting a personified Liberty leading a diverse group of revolutionaries over the barricades.
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B.
The Death of Marat
The Death of Marat is a 1793 Neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David that dramatically depicts the murdered French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat in his bathtub, becoming an iconic image of the French Revolution.
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C.
Old Ironsides
"Old Ironsides" is a famous 1830 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that helped rally public support to preserve the historic U.S. frigate USS Constitution.
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D.
Impression, Sunrise
Impression, Sunrise is an 1872 painting by Claude Monet that famously gave the Impressionist movement its name and exemplifies its loose brushwork and focus on light and atmosphere.
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E.
Bathers at Asnières
Bathers at Asnières is a large-scale 1884 oil painting by Georges Seurat that depicts working-class Parisians relaxing by the Seine and is considered a key early example of his innovative approach to color and composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romantic painting
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oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artist | Théodore Géricault ⓘ |
| basedOn |
1816 Méduse shipwreck
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wreck of the French naval frigate Méduse ⓘ |
| city | Paris ⓘ |
| collection |
Musée du Louvre
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linked to:
Louvre Museum
|
| completionDate | 1819 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Théodore Géricault ⓘ |
| criticizes | incompetence of the French monarchy ⓘ |
| depicts |
a makeshift raft
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hope of rescue ⓘ people adrift at sea ⓘ shipwreck survivors ⓘ suffering and desperation ⓘ the aftermath of a shipwreck ⓘ the wreck of the French frigate Méduse ⓘ |
| exhibitionHistory | Salon of 1819 ⓘ |
| firstPresentedAt | Paris Salon of 1819 ⓘ |
| genre | Romanticism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
19th-century French painting
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later Romantic artists ⓘ |
| hasPart |
corpses in the foreground
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figure waving a cloth toward a distant ship ⓘ pyramidal composition of figures ⓘ stormy sea and sky ⓘ |
| height | approximately 491 cm ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Bourbon Restoration in France
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linked to:
Bourbon Restoration
|
| inception | 1818 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | political scandal surrounding the Méduse ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | visual art ⓘ |
| location | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic realism
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innovative composition ⓘ large scale ⓘ political commentary ⓘ unflinching depiction of human suffering ⓘ |
| orientation | landscape ⓘ |
| theme |
despair
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hope ⓘ human vulnerability ⓘ political critique ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| width | approximately 716 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Raft of the Medusa Description of subject: The Raft of the Medusa is a monumental 1818–1819 Romantic oil painting by Théodore Géricault depicting shipwrecked survivors adrift at sea, renowned for its dramatic realism and political commentary.
Referenced by (12)
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