Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi, Pointing to her Children as her Treasures
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"Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi, Pointing to her Children as her Treasures" is a neoclassical history painting by Angelica Kauffman depicting the virtuous Roman matron Cornelia proudly presenting her sons as her most precious possessions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi, Pointing to her Children as her Treasures canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7711542 — 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: Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi, Pointing to her Children as her Treasures Context triple: [Angelica Kauffman, notableWork, Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi, Pointing to her Children as her Treasures]
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Matronalia
Matronalia was an ancient Roman festival honoring the goddess Juno, particularly as protector of marriage and childbirth, and celebrated by women with prayers, offerings, and gift-giving.
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Gaius Gracchus
Gaius Gracchus was a Roman politician and reformer of the 2nd century BCE, known for his radical social and economic legislation and for intensifying the conflict between populares and optimates in the late Republic.
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C.
Life of Lucullus
Life of Lucullus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, recounting the life and character of the Roman general Lucius Licinius Lucullus.
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D.
The Death of Cato
The Death of Cato is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the stoic Roman statesman Cato the Younger’s final moments.
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E.
Tribunes of the Plebs
Tribunes of the Plebs were powerful elected officials in the Roman Republic who represented and protected the interests of the common people (plebeians) against the authority of the patrician magistrates and the Senate.
- 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: Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi, Pointing to her Children as her Treasures Target entity description: "Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi, Pointing to her Children as her Treasures" is a neoclassical history painting by Angelica Kauffman depicting the virtuous Roman matron Cornelia proudly presenting her sons as her most precious possessions.
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A.
Matronalia
Matronalia was an ancient Roman festival honoring the goddess Juno, particularly as protector of marriage and childbirth, and celebrated by women with prayers, offerings, and gift-giving.
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B.
Gaius Gracchus
Gaius Gracchus was a Roman politician and reformer of the 2nd century BCE, known for his radical social and economic legislation and for intensifying the conflict between populares and optimates in the late Republic.
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C.
Life of Lucullus
Life of Lucullus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, recounting the life and character of the Roman general Lucius Licinius Lucullus.
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D.
The Death of Cato
The Death of Cato is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the stoic Roman statesman Cato the Younger’s final moments.
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E.
Tribunes of the Plebs
Tribunes of the Plebs were powerful elected officials in the Roman Republic who represented and protected the interests of the common people (plebeians) against the authority of the patrician magistrates and the Senate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
history painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
classical antiquity
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domestic virtue ⓘ maternal virtue ⓘ moral exemplum ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Angelica Kauffman ⓘ |
| culturalContext | 18th-century Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| depicts |
Cornelia Africana
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linked to:
Cornelia
Gaius Gracchus ⓘ Roman children ⓘ Roman matron ⓘ Tiberius Gracchus ⓘ female virtue ⓘ moral instruction scene ⓘ |
| depictsPlace |
ancient Rome
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linked to:
Roman Antiquity
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| depictsTimePeriod | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | didactic ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
Neoclassical
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linked to:
Neoclassicism
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| hasSubjectHeading |
Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi
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linked to:
Cornelia (mother of the Gracchi)
Roman history in art ⓘ mothers and children in art ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Roman exempla virtutis tradition ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Cornelia presenting her sons as her treasures ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| narrativeSource |
Roman historical tradition
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classical literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
exemplary motherhood
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rejection of material wealth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi, Pointing to her Children as her Treasures Description of subject: "Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi, Pointing to her Children as her Treasures" is a neoclassical history painting by Angelica Kauffman depicting the virtuous Roman matron Cornelia proudly presenting her sons as her most precious possessions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Angelica Kauffman
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notableWork
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Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi, Pointing to her Children as her Treasures
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Maria Anna Angelika Kauffmann
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notableWork
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Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi, Pointing to her Children as her Treasures
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