La Venus del espejo
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La Venus del espejo is the original Spanish title of Diego Velázquez’s famous 17th-century painting depicting the goddess Venus reclining nude before a mirror.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Venus del espejo canonical | 2 |
| Venus at her Mirror | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6441695 — 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: La Venus del espejo Context triple: [Rokeby Venus, originalTitle, La Venus del espejo]
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A.
The Great Mirror
The Great Mirror is an 11th–12th century Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that recounts the lives and politics of emperors and courtiers from the 9th to 11th centuries in a reflective, narrative style.
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B.
The Dark Mirror
The Dark Mirror is a 1946 psychological film noir thriller about identical twin sisters, directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Olivia de Havilland.
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C.
The Mirror
"The Mirror" is a song by the rock band Rebel Soul, known for its introspective lyrics and emotive, guitar-driven sound.
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D.
Heaven's Mirror
Heaven's Mirror is a book by Graham Hancock that explores ancient monuments and myths around the world, proposing they encode sophisticated astronomical knowledge and memories of a lost advanced civilization.
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E.
L’Imitation de Notre-Dame la Lune
L’Imitation de Notre-Dame la Lune is a symbolist poetry collection by Jules Laforgue that blends irony, melancholy, and cosmic imagery to explore modern existential themes.
- 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: La Venus del espejo Target entity description: La Venus del espejo is the original Spanish title of Diego Velázquez’s famous 17th-century painting depicting the goddess Venus reclining nude before a mirror.
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A.
The Great Mirror
The Great Mirror is an 11th–12th century Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that recounts the lives and politics of emperors and courtiers from the 9th to 11th centuries in a reflective, narrative style.
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B.
The Dark Mirror
The Dark Mirror is a 1946 psychological film noir thriller about identical twin sisters, directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Olivia de Havilland.
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C.
The Mirror
"The Mirror" is a song by the rock band Rebel Soul, known for its introspective lyrics and emotive, guitar-driven sound.
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D.
Heaven's Mirror
Heaven's Mirror is a book by Graham Hancock that explores ancient monuments and myths around the world, proposing they encode sophisticated astronomical knowledge and memories of a lost advanced civilization.
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E.
L’Imitation de Notre-Dame la Lune
L’Imitation de Notre-Dame la Lune is a symbolist poetry collection by Jules Laforgue that blends irony, melancholy, and cosmic imagery to explore modern existential themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological painting
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nude painting ⓘ oil painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| artistNationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| artworkStyle | Spanish Baroque ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | National Gallery collection catalogue ⓘ |
| collection |
National Gallery, London
ⓘ
linked to:
National Gallery
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| colorPalette | muted tones with strong contrasts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | Diego Velázquez ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important work in the study of the nude in Western art ⓘ |
| depictionType | allegorical representation of beauty ⓘ |
| depicts |
Cupid
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Venus ⓘ mirror ⓘ reclining nude figure ⓘ reflection of Venus’s face ⓘ |
| genre |
mythological art
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portrait of a nude ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cupid holding a mirror
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linked to:
Cupid
figure of Venus lying on a bed ⓘ |
| iconography | classical mythology ⓘ |
| inception |
circa 1647
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circa 1651 ⓘ |
| influenced | later depictions of the reclining nude ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Italian Renaissance nudes ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| mainSubject | goddess of love ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| mythologicalFigure |
Venus (Aphrodite)
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linked to:
Aphrodite
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| namedAfter |
Rokeby Park
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linked to:
Rokeby Park, County Durham
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| notableFor |
only surviving female nude by Velázquez
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sensuous yet restrained depiction of the nude ⓘ use of mirror to show subject’s face ⓘ |
| orientation | horizontal ⓘ |
| owner |
National Gallery, London
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linked to:
National Gallery
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| painter | Diego Velázquez ⓘ |
| previousLocation |
Rokeby Park, Yorkshire
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linked to:
Rokeby Park, County Durham
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| subjectGender | female ⓘ |
| subjectPosition | back turned to viewer ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| title |
La Venus del espejo
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Rokeby Venus ⓘ The Toilet of Venus ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Venus del espejo Description of subject: La Venus del espejo is the original Spanish title of Diego Velázquez’s famous 17th-century painting depicting the goddess Venus reclining nude before a mirror.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: La Venus del espejo