Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus
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Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus is a classical marble sculpture depicting the Trojan War hero Menelaus holding the fallen Patroclus, celebrated for its dramatic expression of grief and heroism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus canonical | 2 |
| Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5522961 — 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: Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus Context triple: [Piazza della Signoria, hasSculpture, Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus]
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A.
Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
"Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus" is a neoclassical history painting by Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief-stricken Greek hero mourning his fallen companion from Homer's Iliad.
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B.
Andromache Mourning Hector
Andromache Mourning Hector is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief of Hector’s widow after his death in the Trojan War.
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C.
The Death of Priam
The Death of Priam is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the brutal slaying of the Trojan king Priam during the fall of Troy.
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D.
Criseida
Criseida is the tragic beloved of Troilo in Giovanni Boccaccio’s medieval Italian poem "Il Filostrato," a key early version of the Troilus and Cressida love story.
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E.
The Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles is a poem by W. H. Auden that contrasts Homeric heroism with the horrors and moral emptiness of the modern world.
- 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: Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus Target entity description: Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus is a classical marble sculpture depicting the Trojan War hero Menelaus holding the fallen Patroclus, celebrated for its dramatic expression of grief and heroism.
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A.
Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
"Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus" is a neoclassical history painting by Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief-stricken Greek hero mourning his fallen companion from Homer's Iliad.
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B.
Andromache Mourning Hector
Andromache Mourning Hector is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief of Hector’s widow after his death in the Trojan War.
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C.
The Death of Priam
The Death of Priam is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the brutal slaying of the Trojan king Priam during the fall of Troy.
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D.
Criseida
Criseida is the tragic beloved of Troilo in Giovanni Boccaccio’s medieval Italian poem "Il Filostrato," a key early version of the Troilus and Cressida love story.
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E.
The Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles is a poem by W. H. Auden that contrasts Homeric heroism with the horrors and moral emptiness of the modern world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical sculpture
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marble sculpture ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticFunction |
commemorative
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narrative representation ⓘ |
| artisticTradition | Greco-Roman sculpture ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Iliad
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linked to:
Homer's Iliad
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| culturalContext | ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| depicts |
Menelaus
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Patroclus ⓘ scene from the Trojan War ⓘ |
| genre | classical art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure of Menelaus
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figure of Patroclus ⓘ supporting base ⓘ |
| iconography |
fallen warrior
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hero supporting comrade ⓘ |
| language | visual ⓘ |
| material | marble ⓘ |
| movement | classical Greek art ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
death in battle
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grief ⓘ heroism ⓘ |
| portraysEmotion |
heroic resolve
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pathos ⓘ sorrow ⓘ |
| represents |
heroic ideal
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loyalty between warriors ⓘ sacrifice in war ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus
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linked to:
Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus
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| subjectOf |
art historical analysis
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museum catalog entries ⓘ scholarly articles on classical sculpture ⓘ |
| topic |
Greek mythology
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Trojan War ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
dramatic composition
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dynamic pose ⓘ naturalistic anatomy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus Description of subject: Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus is a classical marble sculpture depicting the Trojan War hero Menelaus holding the fallen Patroclus, celebrated for its dramatic expression of grief and heroism.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus
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Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus
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linked to: Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus