Little Dancer of Fourteen Years
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Little Dancer of Fourteen Years is a famous late-19th-century sculpture by Edgar Degas depicting a young ballet student in a naturalistic, lifelike pose that challenged traditional ideals of beauty and art.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Little Dancer of Fourteen Years canonical | 4 |
| "Little Dancer of Fourteen Years" | 2 |
| La Petite Danseuse de quatorze ans | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T486846 — 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: Little Dancer of Fourteen Years Context triple: [Edgar Degas, notableWork, Little Dancer of Fourteen Years]
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A.
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette is a celebrated 1876 painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir that vividly captures a lively Sunday afternoon gathering at a Montmartre dance garden, exemplifying the light, color, and social scenes characteristic of Impressionism.
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B.
The Music Lesson
The Music Lesson is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of music-making in a meticulously rendered domestic interior.
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C.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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D.
The Blind Girl
The Blind Girl is a celebrated 1856 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais, depicting two roadside beggar girls and exploring themes of disability, perception, and the natural world.
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E.
The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
- 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: Little Dancer of Fourteen Years Target entity description: Little Dancer of Fourteen Years is a famous late-19th-century sculpture by Edgar Degas depicting a young ballet student in a naturalistic, lifelike pose that challenged traditional ideals of beauty and art.
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A.
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette is a celebrated 1876 painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir that vividly captures a lively Sunday afternoon gathering at a Montmartre dance garden, exemplifying the light, color, and social scenes characteristic of Impressionism.
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B.
The Music Lesson
The Music Lesson is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of music-making in a meticulously rendered domestic interior.
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C.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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D.
The Blind Girl
The Blind Girl is a celebrated 1856 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais, depicting two roadside beggar girls and exploring themes of disability, perception, and the natural world.
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E.
The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet sculpture
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sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
challenged traditional ideals of beauty in sculpture
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early example of mixed-media sculpture ⓘ |
| artist | Edgar Degas ⓘ |
| castAfterDeathOfArtist | true ⓘ |
| collection |
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (one bronze cast)
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linked to:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Musée d'Orsay, Paris (one bronze cast) ⓘ
linked to:
Musée d'Orsay
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (one bronze cast) ⓘ
linked to:
National Gallery of Art
Tate, London (one bronze cast) ⓘ
linked to:
Tate Britain
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| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Edgar Degas ⓘ |
| depictionType | full-length standing figure ⓘ |
| depicts |
ballerina
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young ballet student ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Sixth Impressionist Exhibition ⓘ |
| exhibitionStart | 1881 ⓘ |
| firstReception | mixed to hostile critical response ⓘ |
| genre | Realism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
fabric bodice
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ribbon in hair ⓘ tulle skirt ⓘ |
| height | approximately 98 cm ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1880–1881 ⓘ |
| influenced | later modern sculpture ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstExhibition | Paris ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze (later casts)
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fabric tutu ⓘ real hair (original) ⓘ wax (original) ⓘ |
| model | Marie van Goethem ⓘ |
| movement | Impressionism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial reception at first exhibition
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naturalistic, lifelike depiction ⓘ use of real materials in sculpture ⓘ |
| orientation | three-quarter profile stance ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle |
La Petite Danseuse de quatorze ans
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linked to:
Little Dancer of Fourteen Years
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| originalMedium | pigmented wax over armature ⓘ |
| period | late 19th century ⓘ |
| placeOfCreation | Paris ⓘ |
| pose | fourth position (ballet) ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
Third Republic France
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linked to:
French Third Republic
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| subjectName | Marie van Goethem ⓘ |
| theme |
ballet
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working-class life in Paris ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| title | Little Dancer of Fourteen Years ⓘ |
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Subject: Little Dancer of Fourteen Years Description of subject: Little Dancer of Fourteen Years is a famous late-19th-century sculpture by Edgar Degas depicting a young ballet student in a naturalistic, lifelike pose that challenged traditional ideals of beauty and art.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Little Dancer of Fourteen Years
linked to: Little Dancer of Fourteen Years
linked to: Little Dancer of Fourteen Years
subject linked to:
Charlotte van Goethem
subject linked to:
Charlotte van Goethem