Time Transfixed
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Time Transfixed is a famous surrealist painting by René Magritte depicting a steam locomotive emerging from a fireplace in an otherwise ordinary room, exemplifying his uncanny juxtapositions of everyday objects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Time Transfixed canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6900846 — 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: Time Transfixed Context triple: [René Magritte, notableWork, Time Transfixed]
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A.
The Refusal of Time
The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
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B.
The Matter of Time
The Matter of Time is a monumental series of weathered steel sculptures by Richard Serra that creates immersive, maze-like spatial experiences for viewers, permanently installed at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
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C.
Sudden Time
Sudden Time is an orchestral composition by British composer George Benjamin, noted for its intricate textures and exploration of temporal perception.
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D.
The Moods of Time
The Moods of Time is a sculptural group by American artist Paul Manship, best known as one of the allegorical bronze reliefs surrounding his iconic Prometheus statue at New York’s Rockefeller Center.
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E.
Time Warp
"Time Warp" is a cult-classic rock musical number from *The Rocky Horror Picture Show*, famous for its quirky dance moves and frequent use in pop culture.
- 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: Time Transfixed Target entity description: Time Transfixed is a famous surrealist painting by René Magritte depicting a steam locomotive emerging from a fireplace in an otherwise ordinary room, exemplifying his uncanny juxtapositions of everyday objects.
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A.
The Refusal of Time
The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
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B.
The Matter of Time
The Matter of Time is a monumental series of weathered steel sculptures by Richard Serra that creates immersive, maze-like spatial experiences for viewers, permanently installed at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
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C.
Sudden Time
Sudden Time is an orchestral composition by British composer George Benjamin, noted for its intricate textures and exploration of temporal perception.
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D.
The Moods of Time
The Moods of Time is a sculptural group by American artist Paul Manship, best known as one of the allegorical bronze reliefs surrounding his iconic Prometheus statue at New York’s Rockefeller Center.
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E.
Time Warp
"Time Warp" is a cult-classic rock musical number from *The Rocky Horror Picture Show*, famous for its quirky dance moves and frequent use in pop culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artist | René Magritte ⓘ |
| artStyle | Magrittean surrealism ⓘ |
| collection | Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ |
| colorPalette | muted tones ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Belgium ⓘ |
| creator | René Magritte ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Belgian ⓘ |
| depicts |
candlesticks
ⓘ
clock ⓘ fireplace ⓘ interior of a room ⓘ mantelpiece ⓘ mirror ⓘ steam locomotive ⓘ |
| dimension |
147.3 cm height
ⓘ
98.7 cm width ⓘ |
| follows | earlier surrealist experiments by Magritte ⓘ |
| genre | surrealism ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
domestic interior
ⓘ
motion ⓘ stillness ⓘ time ⓘ train ⓘ |
| inception | 1938 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | surrealist interest in the unconscious ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Illinois ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| location | Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ |
| medium |
oil on canvas
ⓘ
oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealism ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
juxtaposition of ordinary interior with impossible event
ⓘ
locomotive emerging from fireplace ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | René Magritte ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Durée poignardée ⓘ |
| owner | Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ |
| partOf | René Magritte’s body of work ⓘ |
| theme |
disruption of reality
ⓘ
illusion and reality ⓘ uncanny juxtapositions of everyday objects ⓘ |
| title | Time Transfixed ⓘ |
| usesPerspective | one-point perspective ⓘ |
| visualContrasts | dynamic train versus static room ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Time Transfixed Description of subject: Time Transfixed is a famous surrealist painting by René Magritte depicting a steam locomotive emerging from a fireplace in an otherwise ordinary room, exemplifying his uncanny juxtapositions of everyday objects.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.