Nu couché
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Nu couché is a famous early 20th-century oil painting by Amedeo Modigliani, renowned for its stylized depiction of a reclining nude and its pivotal role in modern art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nu couché canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5218765 — 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: Nu couché Context triple: [Amedeo Modigliani, notableWork, Nu couché]
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A.
The Night
The Night is a haunting Expressionist painting by Max Beckmann that depicts the brutal terror and psychological trauma of a violent home invasion.
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B.
The Night
The Night is the 92nd chapter of the Qur’an, a Meccan surah that contrasts the paths of righteousness and wickedness and emphasizes the consequences of human choices.
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C.
The Night
The Night is an 18th-century painting by French artist Joseph Vernet, renowned for its dramatic nocturnal seascape and masterful use of light and atmosphere.
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D.
Book of the Sleeping
Book of the Sleeping is the English rendering of the title of the Sauptika Parva, a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the night-time massacre of sleeping warriors.
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E.
In the Night
"In the Night" is a dark, synth-driven R&B/pop song by The Weeknd that explores themes of trauma and survival, released as a single from his album *Beauty Behind the Madness*.
- 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: Nu couché Target entity description: Nu couché is a famous early 20th-century oil painting by Amedeo Modigliani, renowned for its stylized depiction of a reclining nude and its pivotal role in modern art.
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A.
The Night
The Night is a haunting Expressionist painting by Max Beckmann that depicts the brutal terror and psychological trauma of a violent home invasion.
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B.
The Night
The Night is the 92nd chapter of the Qur’an, a Meccan surah that contrasts the paths of righteousness and wickedness and emphasizes the consequences of human choices.
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C.
The Night
The Night is an 18th-century painting by French artist Joseph Vernet, renowned for its dramatic nocturnal seascape and masterful use of light and atmosphere.
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D.
Book of the Sleeping
Book of the Sleeping is the English rendering of the title of the Sauptika Parva, a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the night-time massacre of sleeping warriors.
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E.
In the Night
"In the Night" is a dark, synth-driven R&B/pop song by The Weeknd that explores themes of trauma and survival, released as a single from his album *Beauty Behind the Madness*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
controversial for its eroticism at the time of creation
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iconic work of Modigliani ⓘ key work in the development of modern nude painting ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Leopold Zborowski ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
eroticism
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female beauty ⓘ modernity ⓘ |
| composition |
frontal nude
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horizontal reclining figure ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
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Italy ⓘ |
| createdIn | 1910s ⓘ |
| creator | Amedeo Modigliani ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
frequently reproduced in art history publications
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symbol of Modigliani’s mature style ⓘ |
| depicts |
female nude
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reclining nude woman ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Modigliani’s 1917 solo exhibition in Paris ⓘ |
| genre | nude painting ⓘ |
| hasColorPalette |
contrasting background
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earthy colors ⓘ warm tones ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
contemporary interpretations of the nude in art
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later 20th-century figurative painters ⓘ |
| inception | 1917 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement |
Expressionism
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Modern art ⓘ Modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
record-breaking auction price
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role in early 20th-century modern art ⓘ stylized depiction of a reclining nude ⓘ |
| partOf | Amedeo Modigliani’s series of reclining nudes ⓘ |
| style |
elongated forms
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sensuous linearity ⓘ simplified shapes ⓘ |
| subjectGaze | direct gaze toward the viewer ⓘ |
| subjectPosition | reclining on a bed or couch ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Reclining Nude ⓘ |
| titleInItalian | Nu couché ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nu couché Description of subject: Nu couché is a famous early 20th-century oil painting by Amedeo Modigliani, renowned for its stylized depiction of a reclining nude and its pivotal role in modern art.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.