Les Bergers d’Arcadie
E462291
Les Bergers d’Arcadie is a famous 17th-century pastoral painting by Nicolas Poussin depicting Arcadian shepherds contemplating a mysterious tomb, often interpreted as a meditation on mortality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Les Bergers d’Arcadie canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4665441 — 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: Les Bergers d’Arcadie Context triple: [Et in Arcadia ego, alsoKnownAs, Les Bergers d’Arcadie]
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A.
La Famille Bélier
La Famille Bélier is a 2014 French comedy-drama film about a hearing teenage girl in a deaf family who discovers her talent for singing and faces a difficult choice between her dreams and her responsibilities at home.
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B.
Les Écréhous
Les Écréhous is a small, largely uninhabited group of islets and rocks in the English Channel, lying off the coast of Jersey and known for its wildlife and scenic seascapes.
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C.
L’Oiseau bleu
L’Oiseau bleu is a symbolist play by Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck that follows two children on a fantastical quest for the Blue Bird of Happiness.
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D.
Le Rondinelle
Le Rondinelle is the traditional nickname of Italian football club Brescia Calcio, referring to the team and its players.
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E.
Le Reculet
Le Reculet is one of the highest summits in eastern France, known for its panoramic views over the surrounding Jura range and the Alps.
- 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: Les Bergers d’Arcadie Target entity description: Les Bergers d’Arcadie is a famous 17th-century pastoral painting by Nicolas Poussin depicting Arcadian shepherds contemplating a mysterious tomb, often interpreted as a meditation on mortality.
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A.
La Famille Bélier
La Famille Bélier is a 2014 French comedy-drama film about a hearing teenage girl in a deaf family who discovers her talent for singing and faces a difficult choice between her dreams and her responsibilities at home.
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B.
Les Écréhous
Les Écréhous is a small, largely uninhabited group of islets and rocks in the English Channel, lying off the coast of Jersey and known for its wildlife and scenic seascapes.
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C.
L’Oiseau bleu
L’Oiseau bleu is a symbolist play by Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck that follows two children on a fantastical quest for the Blue Bird of Happiness.
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D.
Le Rondinelle
Le Rondinelle is the traditional nickname of Italian football club Brescia Calcio, referring to the team and its players.
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E.
Le Reculet
Le Reculet is one of the highest summits in eastern France, known for its panoramic views over the surrounding Jura range and the Alps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque artwork
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oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ pastoral painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
canonical example of Baroque classicism
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key work of Nicolas Poussin ⓘ |
| city | Paris ⓘ |
| collection |
Musée du Louvre
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linked to:
Louvre Museum
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| completionDate | 1630s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Nicolas Poussin ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
frequently cited in discussions of memento mori in art history
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inspired literary and philosophical works about Arcadia and death ⓘ |
| depicts |
Arcadian shepherds
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a rural landscape ⓘ a tomb ⓘ inscription "Et in Arcadia ego" ⓘ
linked to:
Et in Arcadia ego
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| genre | pastoral art ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
allegory of the inevitability of mortality
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reflection on the passage of time ⓘ the presence of death even in idyllic settings ⓘ |
| influenced |
later interpretations of Arcadia in art
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philosophical reflections on death in visual culture ⓘ |
| inscription | Et in Arcadia ego ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Latin ⓘ |
| location | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| mainSubject | meditation on mortality ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | French Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential Latin motto "Et in Arcadia ego"
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philosophical depth ⓘ serene, balanced composition ⓘ |
| period | 17th century ⓘ |
| portrays |
a woman with the shepherds
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shepherds reading an inscription ⓘ |
| setting | Arcadia ⓘ |
| style |
classical composition
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restrained Baroque ⓘ |
| theme |
idealized Arcadia
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memento mori ⓘ transience of life ⓘ |
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Subject: Les Bergers d’Arcadie Description of subject: Les Bergers d’Arcadie is a famous 17th-century pastoral painting by Nicolas Poussin depicting Arcadian shepherds contemplating a mysterious tomb, often interpreted as a meditation on mortality.
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