Bond of Union
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Bond of Union is a famous 1956 lithograph by M. C. Escher depicting two intertwined, ribbon-like strips forming the heads of a man and woman in a surreal, fragmented space.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bond of Union canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8998099 — 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: Bond of Union Context triple: [M. C. Escher, notableWork, Bond of Union]
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A.
Unite the Union
Unite the Union is one of the largest trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland, representing workers across multiple industries and playing a major role in labor rights and collective bargaining.
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B.
Articles of Union
The Articles of Union were the detailed terms and conditions that structured the political and economic unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into Great Britain in the early 18th century.
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C.
Perpetual Union
Perpetual Union refers to the foundational concept in early U.S. constitutional history that the American states formed an enduring, indivisible political union.
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D.
The Treaty
The Treaty is a 1991 historical drama film in which Brendan Gleeson portrays Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins during the negotiations of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
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E.
New Union Treaty
The New Union Treaty was a proposed agreement in 1991 to transform the Soviet Union into a looser federation of sovereign republics in an effort to prevent its collapse.
- 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: Bond of Union Target entity description: Bond of Union is a famous 1956 lithograph by M. C. Escher depicting two intertwined, ribbon-like strips forming the heads of a man and woman in a surreal, fragmented space.
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A.
Unite the Union
Unite the Union is one of the largest trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland, representing workers across multiple industries and playing a major role in labor rights and collective bargaining.
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B.
Articles of Union
The Articles of Union were the detailed terms and conditions that structured the political and economic unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into Great Britain in the early 18th century.
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C.
Perpetual Union
Perpetual Union refers to the foundational concept in early U.S. constitutional history that the American states formed an enduring, indivisible political union.
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D.
The Treaty
The Treaty is a 1991 historical drama film in which Brendan Gleeson portrays Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins during the negotiations of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
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E.
New Union Treaty
The New Union Treaty was a proposed agreement in 1991 to transform the Soviet Union into a looser federation of sovereign republics in an effort to prevent its collapse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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lithograph ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Op art
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mathematical art ⓘ |
| author | M. C. Escher ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | The M. C. Escher Company B.V. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | M. C. Escher ⓘ |
| depicts |
floating spheres
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fragmented space ⓘ head of a man ⓘ head of a woman ⓘ intertwined ribbon-like strips ⓘ surreal composition ⓘ |
| depictsSexOrGender |
female
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male ⓘ |
| genre |
graphic art
ⓘ
surreal art ⓘ |
| hasArtisticTheme |
illusion of continuity
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interdependence ⓘ relationship between individuals ⓘ visual paradox ⓘ |
| hasColor | black and white ⓘ |
| hasPart |
background spheres
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disconnected facial features ⓘ ribbon-like bands ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | three-dimensional illusion ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Bond of Union ⓘ |
| hasVisualStyle |
highly detailed line work
ⓘ
precise shading ⓘ |
| inception | 1956 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
geometry
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mathematics ⓘ optical illusion ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | none (visual artwork) ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
fragmentation
ⓘ
human heads ⓘ interconnection ⓘ unity ⓘ |
| medium | ink on paper ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative spatial construction
ⓘ
intertwined ribbon heads ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | M. C. Escher ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Escher’s explorations of space and form ⓘ |
| productionMethod | printmaking ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | lithography ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bond of Union Description of subject: Bond of Union is a famous 1956 lithograph by M. C. Escher depicting two intertwined, ribbon-like strips forming the heads of a man and woman in a surreal, fragmented space.
Referenced by (2)
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