Lion Crushing a Serpent
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Lion Crushing a Serpent is a dramatic 19th-century bronze sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye depicting a powerful lion subduing a serpent, celebrated for its dynamic realism and symbolic intensity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lion Crushing a Serpent canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7102059 — 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: Lion Crushing a Serpent Context triple: [Antoine-Louis Barye, notableWork, Lion Crushing a Serpent]
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A.
When the Lion Feeds
"When the Lion Feeds" is a 1964 adventure novel by Wilbur Smith that launches the Courtney family saga against the backdrop of colonial-era South Africa.
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B.
The African Lion
The African Lion is a 1955 nature documentary film produced by Walt Disney that follows the lives and behavior of lions and other wildlife on the African savanna.
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C.
Leões
Leões is the popular nickname for Sporting Clube de Portugal, one of Portugal’s biggest football clubs, symbolizing the team’s lion emblem and fighting spirit.
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D.
Lion
Lion is a 2016 biographical drama film about an Indian boy separated from his family and adopted in Australia who later uses Google Earth to find his way home.
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E.
Lion
Lion was a prominent warship of the Royal Scots Navy, recognized for its significant role in Scotland’s early modern naval history.
- 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: Lion Crushing a Serpent Target entity description: Lion Crushing a Serpent is a dramatic 19th-century bronze sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye depicting a powerful lion subduing a serpent, celebrated for its dynamic realism and symbolic intensity.
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A.
When the Lion Feeds
"When the Lion Feeds" is a 1964 adventure novel by Wilbur Smith that launches the Courtney family saga against the backdrop of colonial-era South Africa.
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B.
The African Lion
The African Lion is a 1955 nature documentary film produced by Walt Disney that follows the lives and behavior of lions and other wildlife on the African savanna.
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C.
Leões
Leões is the popular nickname for Sporting Clube de Portugal, one of Portugal’s biggest football clubs, symbolizing the team’s lion emblem and fighting spirit.
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D.
Lion
Lion is a 2016 biographical drama film about an Indian boy separated from his family and adopted in Australia who later uses Google Earth to find his way home.
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E.
Lion
Lion was a prominent warship of the Royal Scots Navy, recognized for its significant role in Scotland’s early modern naval history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
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sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
key work in Barye’s career
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milestone of French Romantic sculpture ⓘ |
| artist | Antoine-Louis Barye ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| castingTechnique | lost-wax casting ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century sculptures
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bronze sculptures in France ⓘ outdoor sculptures in Paris ⓘ |
| color | dark patinated bronze ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
French state
ⓘ
linked to:
French state (historically)
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| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Antoine-Louis Barye ⓘ |
| depicts |
lion
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serpent ⓘ struggle between lion and serpent ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Paris Salon ⓘ |
| genre | animalier sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
lion figure
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serpent figure ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Romantic realism ⓘ |
| hasVersion | outdoor monumental cast at Place du Carrousel ⓘ |
| iconography | lion standing over coiled serpent ⓘ |
| inception | 1832 ⓘ |
| influenced | later animalier sculptors ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | France ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Paris ⓘ |
| locationOfOriginal |
Musée du Louvre
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linked to:
Louvre Museum
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| madeBy | Antoine-Louis Barye ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed animal anatomy
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dramatic composition ⓘ dynamic realism ⓘ symbolic intensity ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle |
Lion au serpent
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linked to:
Lion and Serpent
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| portrays | lion with raised paw pinning serpent ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
power and domination
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struggle between good and evil ⓘ victory of strength over danger ⓘ |
| titleInFrench |
Lion au serpent
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linked to:
Lion and Serpent
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| usedAs | model for smaller decorative bronzes ⓘ |
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Subject: Lion Crushing a Serpent Description of subject: Lion Crushing a Serpent is a dramatic 19th-century bronze sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye depicting a powerful lion subduing a serpent, celebrated for its dynamic realism and symbolic intensity.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Antoine-Louis