The Birth of Venus
E107915
The Birth of Venus is a renowned 15th-century painting by Sandro Botticelli depicting the goddess Venus emerging from the sea, celebrated as an icon of Italian Renaissance art.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Birth of Venus canonical | 9 |
| The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli | 2 |
| Nascita di Venere | 1 |
| birth of Venus from the sea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T919677 — 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: The Birth of Venus Context triple: [Western canon of art, includesWork, The Birth of Venus]
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A.
Metamorphosis of Narcissus
Metamorphosis of Narcissus is a 1937 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts the myth of Narcissus through a double image transforming a human figure into a hand holding an egg.
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B.
Le vergini delle rocce
Le vergini delle rocce is a decadent and symbolist novel by Italian writer Gabriele D’Annunzio that explores aristocratic ideals, aestheticism, and political ambition in fin-de-siècle Italy.
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C.
The Triumph of Galatea
The Triumph of Galatea is a celebrated fresco by the Italian Renaissance master Raphael, depicting the sea nymph Galatea in a dynamic mythological seascape.
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D.
Titian’s “Danaë”
Titian’s “Danaë” is a renowned 16th-century oil painting depicting the mythological princess Danaë receiving Zeus in the form of a shower of gold, celebrated for its sensuality and masterful use of color.
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E.
For the Lovers
"For the Lovers" is a song featured on Whitney Houston's 2009 studio album "I Look to You."
- 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: The Birth of Venus Target entity description: The Birth of Venus is a renowned 15th-century painting by Sandro Botticelli depicting the goddess Venus emerging from the sea, celebrated as an icon of Italian Renaissance art.
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A.
Metamorphosis of Narcissus
Metamorphosis of Narcissus is a 1937 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts the myth of Narcissus through a double image transforming a human figure into a hand holding an egg.
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B.
Le vergini delle rocce
Le vergini delle rocce is a decadent and symbolist novel by Italian writer Gabriele D’Annunzio that explores aristocratic ideals, aestheticism, and political ambition in fin-de-siècle Italy.
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C.
The Triumph of Galatea
The Triumph of Galatea is a celebrated fresco by the Italian Renaissance master Raphael, depicting the sea nymph Galatea in a dynamic mythological seascape.
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D.
Titian’s “Danaë”
Titian’s “Danaë” is a renowned 16th-century oil painting depicting the mythological princess Danaë receiving Zeus in the form of a shower of gold, celebrated for its sensuality and masterful use of color.
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E.
For the Lovers
"For the Lovers" is a song featured on Whitney Houston's 2009 studio album "I Look to You."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Renaissance
ⓘ
surface form:
Early Renaissance
Florentine school ⓘ
surface form:
Florentine Renaissance
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| basedOn | classical mythology ⓘ |
| collection |
Uffizi Gallery
ⓘ
surface form:
Galleria degli Uffizi collection
|
| colorPalette | pastel tones ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Medici family ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Sandro Botticelli ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Renaissance humanism
ⓘ
surface form:
Florentine humanism
|
| depicts |
Aurae
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surface form:
Aura
Venus ⓘ Aeolus ⓘ
surface form:
Zephyrus
The Birth of Venus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
birth of Venus from the sea
female figure with cloak ⓘ goddess of love ⓘ idealized female beauty ⓘ sea shell ⓘ |
| genre | mythological painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central nude figure of Venus
ⓘ
left group of wind deities ⓘ right figure offering cloak ⓘ |
| height | approximately 172.5 cm ⓘ |
| iconicStatus |
icon of Italian Renaissance art
ⓘ
icon of Western art ⓘ |
| inception |
c. 1484
ⓘ
c. 1485 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
ancient Greek art
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ancient Roman art ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Florence ⓘ |
| location | Uffizi Gallery ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
canvas
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tempera ⓘ |
| movement |
Renaissance
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Renaissance
|
| notableFor |
large scale depiction of nude female figure
ⓘ
revival of classical themes in Renaissance art ⓘ |
| originallyDisplayedIn | a Medici villa ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | mythological time ⓘ |
| significantEvent | public display at Uffizi from 19th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | pagan mythology ⓘ |
| technique |
delicate contour drawing
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linear style ⓘ |
| titleInItalian |
The Birth of Venus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Nascita di Venere
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| width | approximately 278.5 cm ⓘ |
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Subject: The Birth of Venus Description of subject: The Birth of Venus is a renowned 15th-century painting by Sandro Botticelli depicting the goddess Venus emerging from the sea, celebrated as an icon of Italian Renaissance art.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli
this entity surface form:
birth of Venus from the sea
this entity surface form:
Nascita di Venere
this entity surface form:
The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli
subject surface form:
Sandro Botticelli
subject surface form:
Sandro Botticelli