The Dance by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
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"The Dance" by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux is a celebrated 19th-century sculptural group originally created for the façade of the Paris Opéra, renowned for its dynamic, sensual depiction of dancing figures and its scandalous reception.
All labels observed (14)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T961318 — 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 Dance by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux Context triple: [Petit Palais, notableWorkInCollection, The Dance by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux]
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La Danse (1909–1910)
La Danse (1909–1910) is a famous Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse depicting a circle of nude dancers in bold, expressive colors and dynamic movement.
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B.
Little Dancer of Fourteen Years
Little Dancer of Fourteen Years is a famous late-19th-century sculpture by Edgar Degas depicting a young ballet student in a naturalistic, lifelike pose that challenged traditional ideals of beauty and art.
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C.
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette is a celebrated 1876 painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir that vividly captures a lively Sunday afternoon gathering at a Montmartre dance garden, exemplifying the light, color, and social scenes characteristic of Impressionism.
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Matisse’s “The Dance”
Matisse’s “The Dance” is a landmark early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse, celebrated for its bold colors and dynamic depiction of five dancing figures in a circular composition.
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E.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
- 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 Dance by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux Target entity description: "The Dance" by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux is a celebrated 19th-century sculptural group originally created for the façade of the Paris Opéra, renowned for its dynamic, sensual depiction of dancing figures and its scandalous reception.
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A.
La Danse (1909–1910)
La Danse (1909–1910) is a famous Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse depicting a circle of nude dancers in bold, expressive colors and dynamic movement.
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B.
Little Dancer of Fourteen Years
Little Dancer of Fourteen Years is a famous late-19th-century sculpture by Edgar Degas depicting a young ballet student in a naturalistic, lifelike pose that challenged traditional ideals of beauty and art.
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C.
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette is a celebrated 1876 painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir that vividly captures a lively Sunday afternoon gathering at a Montmartre dance garden, exemplifying the light, color, and social scenes characteristic of Impressionism.
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D.
Matisse’s “The Dance”
Matisse’s “The Dance” is a landmark early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse, celebrated for its bold colors and dynamic depiction of five dancing figures in a circular composition.
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E.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical sculpture
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ sculptural group ⓘ |
| architecturalContext |
Palais Garnier, Paris
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surface form:
Palais Garnier
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| artist | Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Realism
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Romanticism ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuilding |
Palais Garnier, Paris
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surface form:
Palais Garnier façade
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| city | Paris ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Charles Garnier ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
Paris Opera
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surface form:
Paris Opéra
|
| completionDate | circa 1869 ⓘ |
| controversy |
accusations of indecency
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public moral outrage in Paris ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic work of 19th-century French sculpture
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important example of Parisian public art ⓘ |
| depicts |
Bacchic celebration
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allegory of dance ⓘ dancing figures ⓘ |
| genre | public art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central male figure
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garlands ⓘ group of female dancers ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1865 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| material |
marble
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plaster (model) ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| movement |
Second Empire
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surface form:
Second Empire art
|
| nationalityOfArtist | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic composition
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scandalous public reception ⓘ sensual depiction of the nude ⓘ |
| originalLocation | façade of the Paris Opéra ⓘ |
| partOf | decorative program of the Paris Opéra façade ⓘ |
| patron |
Second Empire of France
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surface form:
French Second Empire
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| politicalContext | reign of Napoleon III ⓘ |
| startTime | 1860s ⓘ |
| style |
expressive movement
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highly animated figures ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | Dance in art ⓘ |
| theme |
ecstasy
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joy of dance ⓘ sensuality ⓘ |
| title |
La Danse (celebration of movement)
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surface form:
La Danse
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Subject: The Dance by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux Description of subject: "The Dance" by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux is a celebrated 19th-century sculptural group originally created for the façade of the Paris Opéra, renowned for its dynamic, sensual depiction of dancing figures and its scandalous reception.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
La Danse (Façade of the Paris Opéra)
this entity surface form:
La Danse (sculptural group)
this entity surface form:
La Danse (1865–1869)
this entity surface form:
La Danse (stone group)
this entity surface form:
La Danse (allegorical group)
this entity surface form:
La Danse (nude figures)
this entity surface form:
La Danse (controversial sculpture)
this entity surface form:
La Danse (high-relief)
this entity surface form:
La Danse (sculpted for Charles Garnier)
this entity surface form:
La Danse (noted for anatomical detail)
this entity surface form:
La Danse (noted for swirling forms)
this entity surface form:
La Danse (noted for sculptural rhythm)
this entity surface form:
La Danse (noted for influence on modern sculpture)