painting "Terror Antiquus"
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"Terror Antiquus" is a Symbolist painting by Léon Bakst that depicts a dramatic, mythic vision of ancient catastrophe and cosmic terror.
All labels observed (1)
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| painting "Terror Antiquus" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8789054 — 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: painting "Terror Antiquus" Context triple: [Léon Bakst, notableWork, painting "Terror Antiquus"]
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A.
Tomb of the Augurs frescoes
The Tomb of the Augurs frescoes are a renowned set of Etruscan wall paintings depicting funerary rituals and athletic or ceremonial scenes, offering key insight into Etruscan religious beliefs and social practices.
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B.
Thera frescoes
The Thera frescoes are a renowned collection of Late Bronze Age wall paintings from the Aegean island of Thera (Santorini), celebrated for their vivid depictions of Minoan and Cycladic life, nature, and ritual.
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C.
The Frieze of Life
The Frieze of Life is a thematic series of paintings by Edvard Munch that explores profound human experiences such as love, anxiety, jealousy, and death in a symbolist, emotionally charged style.
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D.
The Triumph of Painting
The Triumph of Painting is a landmark contemporary art exhibition that helped revive and spotlight painting in the early 21st-century art scene.
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E.
De pictura
De pictura is a seminal 15th-century treatise that systematically codifies the principles of linear perspective and painting in Renaissance art.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: painting "Terror Antiquus" Target entity description: "Terror Antiquus" is a Symbolist painting by Léon Bakst that depicts a dramatic, mythic vision of ancient catastrophe and cosmic terror.
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A.
Tomb of the Augurs frescoes
The Tomb of the Augurs frescoes are a renowned set of Etruscan wall paintings depicting funerary rituals and athletic or ceremonial scenes, offering key insight into Etruscan religious beliefs and social practices.
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B.
Thera frescoes
The Thera frescoes are a renowned collection of Late Bronze Age wall paintings from the Aegean island of Thera (Santorini), celebrated for their vivid depictions of Minoan and Cycladic life, nature, and ritual.
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C.
The Frieze of Life
The Frieze of Life is a thematic series of paintings by Edvard Munch that explores profound human experiences such as love, anxiety, jealousy, and death in a symbolist, emotionally charged style.
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D.
The Triumph of Painting
The Triumph of Painting is a landmark contemporary art exhibition that helped revive and spotlight painting in the early 21st-century art scene.
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E.
De pictura
De pictura is a seminal 15th-century treatise that systematically codifies the principles of linear perspective and painting in Renaissance art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | Symbolism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
European Symbolism
ⓘ
linked to:
Symbolism
Russian avant-garde milieu ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
contrasting
ⓘ
dramatic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| creator | Léon Bakst ⓘ |
| creatorAlsoKnownAs | Léon Bakst ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName | Lev Samoylovich Rosenberg ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| depicts |
ancient mythological scene
ⓘ
cosmic terror ⓘ mythic vision of ancient catastrophe ⓘ |
| genre | Symbolist painting ⓘ |
| hasArtisticMovement |
Russian Symbolism
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian symbolism
|
| hasTheme |
ancient world
ⓘ
apocalypse ⓘ catastrophe ⓘ cosmic forces ⓘ destruction ⓘ mythic past ⓘ terror ⓘ |
| movement | Symbolism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic mythological imagery
ⓘ
evocation of ancient catastrophe ⓘ vision of cosmic terror ⓘ |
| period | late 19th century – early 20th century art ⓘ |
| usesMythology | Classical mythology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: painting "Terror Antiquus" Description of subject: "Terror Antiquus" is a Symbolist painting by Léon Bakst that depicts a dramatic, mythic vision of ancient catastrophe and cosmic terror.
Referenced by (1)
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