Maurice Denis
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Maurice Denis was a French painter, printmaker, and art theorist associated with the Nabi movement, known for his decorative, symbolist works and influential writings on modern art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maurice Denis canonical | 18 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Maurice Denis Context triple: [Édouard Vuillard, associatedWith, Maurice Denis]
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Édouard Vuillard
Édouard Vuillard was a French Post-Impressionist painter and printmaker known for his intimate domestic interiors, rich decorative patterns, and association with the Nabis group.
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Émile Bernard
Émile Bernard was a French Post-Impressionist painter and writer known for pioneering Cloisonnism and contributing significantly to the development of Symbolist art alongside artists like Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh.
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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes was a 19th-century French painter renowned for his large-scale, dreamlike murals and his influential role in the development of Symbolist art.
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Odilon Redon
Odilon Redon was a French Symbolist painter and printmaker known for his dreamlike, often fantastical imagery that bridged 19th-century Romanticism and early modern art movements.
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Fernand Khnopff
Fernand Khnopff was a Belgian Symbolist painter and graphic artist known for his enigmatic, dreamlike compositions and refined, introspective portraits.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Maurice Denis Target entity description: Maurice Denis was a French painter, printmaker, and art theorist associated with the Nabi movement, known for his decorative, symbolist works and influential writings on modern art.
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Édouard Vuillard
Édouard Vuillard was a French Post-Impressionist painter and printmaker known for his intimate domestic interiors, rich decorative patterns, and association with the Nabis group.
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B.
Émile Bernard
Émile Bernard was a French Post-Impressionist painter and writer known for pioneering Cloisonnism and contributing significantly to the development of Symbolist art alongside artists like Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh.
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C.
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes was a 19th-century French painter renowned for his large-scale, dreamlike murals and his influential role in the development of Symbolist art.
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Odilon Redon
Odilon Redon was a French Symbolist painter and printmaker known for his dreamlike, often fantastical imagery that bridged 19th-century Romanticism and early modern art movements.
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Fernand Khnopff
Fernand Khnopff was a Belgian Symbolist painter and graphic artist known for his enigmatic, dreamlike compositions and refined, introspective portraits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French painter
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Nabis painter ⓘ Symbolist artist ⓘ art theorist ⓘ human ⓘ printmaker ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1870-11-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1943-11-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Académie Julian
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Lycée Condorcet ⓘ École des Beaux-Arts ⓘ
surface form:
École des Beaux-Arts, Paris
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| familyName | Denis ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art theory
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painting ⓘ printmaking ⓘ |
| fullName | Maurice Denis self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
decorative painting
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landscape painting ⓘ mythological painting ⓘ portrait painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Maurice ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Hermitage Museum
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Musée d'Orsay ⓘ Musée de l’Orangerie ⓘ
surface form:
Musée de l'Orangerie
National Gallery of Art ⓘ
surface form:
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Tate Modern ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century decorative painting
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modern religious art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Paul Cézanne
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Paul Gauguin ⓘ Pierre Puvis de Chavannes ⓘ Symbolism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Les Nabis ⓘ |
| movement |
Les Nabis
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Post-Impressionism ⓘ Symbolism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Art as essentially a flat surface covered with colors assembled in a certain order
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Synthesis of decorative and religious art ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse, Lisieux
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surface form:
Decoration of the Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse, Lisieux
Decoration of the Chapel of the Holy Cross at the Church of Saint-Paul, Paris ⓘ Decoration of the Chapel of the Virgin at Saint-Louis, Vésinet ⓘ Église Saint-Louis de Vincennes ⓘ
surface form:
Decoration of the Church of Saint-Louis, Vincennes
Decoration of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées foyer ⓘ Homage to Cézanne ⓘ the Muses ⓘ
surface form:
The Muses
The Story of Psyche ⓘ The Talisman ⓘ Théories, 1890–1910 (collection of writings) ⓘ |
| occupation |
art critic
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art theorist ⓘ painter ⓘ printmaker ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
commune of Granville
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surface form:
Granville, Manche, France
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| placeOfBurial |
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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surface form:
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
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| placeOfDeath |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Marthe Meurier ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
Saint-Germain-en-Laye ⓘ
surface form:
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
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Referenced by (18)
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