The Three Graces
E116487
The Three Graces is a celebrated Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting three nude mythological figures symbolizing beauty, charm, and joy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charites | 1 |
| The Graces | 1 |
| The Three Graces canonical | 1 |
| the Graces | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T979982 — 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 Three Graces Context triple: [Peter Paul Rubens, notableWork, The Three Graces]
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A.
Terpsichore
Terpsichore is the Muse in Greek mythology associated primarily with dance and choral song.
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B.
Hesperides
The Hesperides are nymphs from Greek mythology who tend a blissful garden in the far west, often associated with golden apples and the evening star.
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C.
Polyhymnia
Polyhymnia is the Muse in Greek mythology associated especially with sacred hymns, divine music, and religious poetry.
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D.
Moirae
The Moirae are the three personified goddesses of fate in Greek mythology who determine the destinies and lifespans of gods and mortals alike.
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E.
Sileni
Sileni are mythological woodland spirits or companions of Dionysus in Greek mythology, often depicted as older, drunken satyrs associated with revelry and rustic wisdom.
- 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 Three Graces Target entity description: The Three Graces is a celebrated Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting three nude mythological figures symbolizing beauty, charm, and joy.
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A.
Terpsichore
Terpsichore is the Muse in Greek mythology associated primarily with dance and choral song.
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B.
Hesperides
The Hesperides are nymphs from Greek mythology who tend a blissful garden in the far west, often associated with golden apples and the evening star.
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C.
Polyhymnia
Polyhymnia is the Muse in Greek mythology associated especially with sacred hymns, divine music, and religious poetry.
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D.
Moirae
The Moirae are the three personified goddesses of fate in Greek mythology who determine the destinies and lifespans of gods and mortals alike.
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E.
Sileni
Sileni are mythological woodland spirits or companions of Dionysus in Greek mythology, often depicted as older, drunken satyrs associated with revelry and rustic wisdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| artist | Peter Paul Rubens ⓘ |
| artStyle | Flemish Baroque ⓘ |
| artTechnique | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| catalogCode | P001571 ⓘ |
| collection |
Prado Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Museo del Prado
|
| colorPalette | warm tones ⓘ |
| completionDate | circa 1635 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Southern Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | Peter Paul Rubens ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Counter-Reformation
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surface form:
Counter-Reformation Europe
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| depictionType | full-length figure painting ⓘ |
| depicts |
Three Graces
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mythological figures ⓘ |
| depictsCharacter |
Aglaea
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Euphrosyne ⓘ Thalia ⓘ |
| depictsTheme |
feminine beauty
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fertility ⓘ sensuality ⓘ |
| genre | mythological painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later depictions of the Three Graces in European art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
garlands of flowers
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putto ⓘ three nude female figures ⓘ |
| height | 221 cm ⓘ |
| iconography |
beauty
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charm ⓘ joy ⓘ |
| inception | 1630–1635 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | classical mythology ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| lighting | chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Madrid ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| location |
Prado Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Museo del Prado
|
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Peter Paul Rubens ⓘ |
| orientation | portrait ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Las Tres Gracias ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf |
Prado Museum
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surface form:
Prado Museum collection of Rubens
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| subjectHeading | Greek and Roman mythology in art ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| width | 181 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Three Graces Description of subject: The Three Graces is a celebrated Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting three nude mythological figures symbolizing beauty, charm, and joy.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
the Graces