Le Violon d’Ingres
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Le Violon d’Ingres is a famous 1924 surrealist photograph by Man Ray depicting a nude woman whose back is painted with f-holes to resemble a violin, symbolizing the fusion of body and musical instrument.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Violon d’Ingres canonical | 3 |
| Ingres’s Violin | 1 |
| violon d’Ingres | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8042212 — 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: Le Violon d’Ingres Context triple: [Man Ray, notableWork, Le Violon d’Ingres]
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A.
Le Caprice
Le Caprice is a poetic work by the French satirical poet and dramatist Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, reflecting his wit and classical style.
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B.
La Musique
La Musique is a 1910 oil painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a group of figures engaged with music in a bold, simplified, and vividly colored Fauvist style.
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C.
La Musique
La Musique is a renowned 19th-century sculptural work by French artist François Jouffroy, celebrated for its elegant allegorical representation of music.
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D.
Suite bergamasque
Suite bergamasque is a famous piano suite by Claude Debussy, best known for its lyrical third movement, "Clair de lune."
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E.
Le Concert champêtre
Le Concert champêtre is a Rococo-era painting by Jean-Baptiste Pater depicting an elegant outdoor musical gathering in a pastoral setting.
- 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: Le Violon d’Ingres Target entity description: Le Violon d’Ingres is a famous 1924 surrealist photograph by Man Ray depicting a nude woman whose back is painted with f-holes to resemble a violin, symbolizing the fusion of body and musical instrument.
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A.
Le Caprice
Le Caprice is a poetic work by the French satirical poet and dramatist Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, reflecting his wit and classical style.
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B.
La Musique
La Musique is a 1910 oil painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a group of figures engaged with music in a bold, simplified, and vividly colored Fauvist style.
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C.
La Musique
La Musique is a renowned 19th-century sculptural work by French artist François Jouffroy, celebrated for its elegant allegorical representation of music.
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D.
Suite bergamasque
Suite bergamasque is a famous piano suite by Claude Debussy, best known for its lyrical third movement, "Clair de lune."
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E.
Le Concert champêtre
Le Concert champêtre is a Rococo-era painting by Jean-Baptiste Pater depicting an elegant outdoor musical gathering in a pastoral setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | photograph ⓘ |
| artForm | black-and-white photography ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
eroticism
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fusion of body and musical instrument ⓘ metaphor for artistic muse ⓘ objectification of the female body ⓘ visual pun ⓘ |
| collection | J. Paul Getty Museum ⓘ |
| color | black and white ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | under copyright in many jurisdictions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Man Ray ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| creatorResidenceAtTime | Paris ⓘ |
| depicts |
Kiki de Montparnasse
ⓘ
f-holes painted on back ⓘ female back ⓘ nude woman ⓘ |
| describedAs |
iconic image of Surrealism
ⓘ
one of Man Ray’s most famous photographs ⓘ |
| genre | Surrealism ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
history of photography
ⓘ
surrealist visual culture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cropped composition focusing on back
ⓘ
painted violin f-holes ⓘ turban on model’s head ⓘ |
| inception | 1924 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Ingres’s odalisque paintings
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres ⓘ |
| locationCreated | Paris ⓘ |
| medium | gelatin silver print ⓘ |
| model | Kiki de Montparnasse ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of photography and painting
ⓘ
erotic surrealist imagery ⓘ innovative use of body as object ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Man Ray ⓘ |
| partOf | Man Ray’s photographic oeuvre ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | visual pun on the phrase “violon d’Ingres” ⓘ |
| relatedPhrase |
violon d’Ingres
ⓘ
linked to:
Le Violon d’Ingres
|
| relatedPhraseMeaning | hobby or secondary passion ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
artist’s pastime or hobby
ⓘ
woman as musical instrument ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Ingres’s Violin
ⓘ
linked to:
Le Violon d’Ingres
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Le Violon d’Ingres Description of subject: Le Violon d’Ingres is a famous 1924 surrealist photograph by Man Ray depicting a nude woman whose back is painted with f-holes to resemble a violin, symbolizing the fusion of body and musical instrument.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Le Violon d’Ingres
linked to: Le Violon d’Ingres