The Creation of Fishes
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The Creation of Fishes is a sculptural work by American artist Frederick Hart, known for its dynamic, flowing depiction of aquatic life rendered with his characteristic blend of realism and spiritual symbolism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Creation of Fishes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5917962 — 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 Creation of Fishes Context triple: [Frederick Hart, notableWork, The Creation of Fishes]
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A.
Age of Fishes
The Age of Fishes refers to the Devonian Period, a span in Earth’s history when fish rapidly diversified and dominated marine and freshwater ecosystems.
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B.
Recherches sur les poissons fossiles
Recherches sur les poissons fossiles is a foundational 19th-century multi-volume work on fossil fishes that helped establish modern paleontology and comparative ichthyology.
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C.
The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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D.
Vergleichende Anatomie der Myxinoiden
Vergleichende Anatomie der Myxinoiden is a foundational 19th-century scientific monograph by Johannes Müller that presents a detailed comparative anatomical study of hagfishes (Myxinoidea), significantly advancing early vertebrate morphology.
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E.
The Ichthyophagia (Fish-Eating) Dialogue
The Ichthyophagia (Fish-Eating) Dialogue is a humanist Latin conversational text from Erasmus’s *Colloquia* that humorously explores themes of diet, morality, and everyday life through a dialogue about eating fish.
- 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 Creation of Fishes Target entity description: The Creation of Fishes is a sculptural work by American artist Frederick Hart, known for its dynamic, flowing depiction of aquatic life rendered with his characteristic blend of realism and spiritual symbolism.
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A.
Age of Fishes
The Age of Fishes refers to the Devonian Period, a span in Earth’s history when fish rapidly diversified and dominated marine and freshwater ecosystems.
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B.
Recherches sur les poissons fossiles
Recherches sur les poissons fossiles is a foundational 19th-century multi-volume work on fossil fishes that helped establish modern paleontology and comparative ichthyology.
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C.
The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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D.
Vergleichende Anatomie der Myxinoiden
Vergleichende Anatomie der Myxinoiden is a foundational 19th-century scientific monograph by Johannes Müller that presents a detailed comparative anatomical study of hagfishes (Myxinoidea), significantly advancing early vertebrate morphology.
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E.
The Ichthyophagia (Fish-Eating) Dialogue
The Ichthyophagia (Fish-Eating) Dialogue is a humanist Latin conversational text from Erasmus’s *Colloquia* that humorously explores themes of diet, morality, and everyday life through a dialogue about eating fish.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | three-dimensional art ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
dynamic composition
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realism ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
public art in the United States
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religious and spiritual art ⓘ |
| colorPalette | monochrome ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator |
Frederick E. Hart
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linked to:
Frederick Hart
Frederick Hart ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depicts |
aquatic life
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fish ⓘ water ⓘ |
| genre | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
creation
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nature ⓘ spirituality ⓘ water ⓘ |
| hasVisualCharacteristic |
curvilinear forms
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intertwining figures ⓘ sense of fluidity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian symbolism
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religious themes ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| movement |
realism
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spiritual realism ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of realism and spiritual symbolism
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flowing depiction of aquatic forms ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Creation of Fishes ⓘ |
| occupation | sculptor ⓘ |
| partOf | Frederick Hart public commissions ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
marine life
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movement in water ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
highly detailed modeling
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illusion of motion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Creation of Fishes Description of subject: The Creation of Fishes is a sculptural work by American artist Frederick Hart, known for its dynamic, flowing depiction of aquatic life rendered with his characteristic blend of realism and spiritual symbolism.
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The Creation of Fishes