The Signboard of Gersaint
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The Signboard of Gersaint is a celebrated early 18th-century painting by Antoine Watteau that depicts a fashionable Parisian art shop and is often seen as a poignant farewell to the Rococo era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| L’Enseigne de Gersaint | 2 |
| The Signboard of Gersaint canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: The Signboard of Gersaint Context triple: [Antoine Watteau, notableWork, The Signboard of Gersaint]
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L’Œuvre
L’Œuvre is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that portrays the struggles of an ambitious painter in Paris whose obsessive pursuit of artistic perfection leads to personal and professional ruin.
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L’Atelier rouge
L’Atelier rouge is a famous 1911 painting by Henri Matisse that depicts his studio interior in a flattened, monochromatic red space, highlighting his Fauvist use of bold color and simplified forms.
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L'Horloge Fleurie
L'Horloge Fleurie is a famous large outdoor flower clock in Geneva that combines horticulture and timekeeping as a symbol of the city’s watchmaking tradition.
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La Gerbe
La Gerbe is a colorful, abstract paper cut-out composition by Henri Matisse, exemplifying his late-career "cut-out" technique and dynamic sense of form and movement.
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E.
Chaise cassée
Chaise cassée is the French title of the monumental Broken Chair sculpture, a giant wooden chair with a broken leg symbolizing opposition to land mines and armed violence, located in Geneva.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Signboard of Gersaint Target entity description: The Signboard of Gersaint is a celebrated early 18th-century painting by Antoine Watteau that depicts a fashionable Parisian art shop and is often seen as a poignant farewell to the Rococo era.
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A.
L’Œuvre
L’Œuvre is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that portrays the struggles of an ambitious painter in Paris whose obsessive pursuit of artistic perfection leads to personal and professional ruin.
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B.
L’Atelier rouge
L’Atelier rouge is a famous 1911 painting by Henri Matisse that depicts his studio interior in a flattened, monochromatic red space, highlighting his Fauvist use of bold color and simplified forms.
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C.
L'Horloge Fleurie
L'Horloge Fleurie is a famous large outdoor flower clock in Geneva that combines horticulture and timekeeping as a symbol of the city’s watchmaking tradition.
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D.
La Gerbe
La Gerbe is a colorful, abstract paper cut-out composition by Henri Matisse, exemplifying his late-career "cut-out" technique and dynamic sense of form and movement.
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E.
Chaise cassée
Chaise cassée is the French title of the monumental Broken Chair sculpture, a giant wooden chair with a broken leg symbolizing opposition to land mines and armed violence, located in Geneva.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
considered one of Watteau’s last major works
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important example of early 18th-century Parisian genre painting ⓘ often interpreted as a farewell to the Rococo era ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Antoine Watteau’s late style
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Paris art market in the early 18th century ⓘ |
| collection |
Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg
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surface form:
Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg
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| colorPalette | subtle, refined Rococo palette ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Edme-François Gersaint ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Antoine Watteau ⓘ |
| depictionPeriod | Regency period in France ⓘ |
| depicts |
Parisian art shop interior
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art dealer Edme-François Gersaint’s shop ⓘ crated portrait of Louis XIV ⓘ elegantly dressed men ⓘ elegantly dressed women ⓘ fashionable Parisian clientele ⓘ gallery-like display of paintings ⓘ mirrors ⓘ packing and unpacking of artworks ⓘ paintings on display ⓘ shop assistants ⓘ social interaction among customers ⓘ |
| genre | Rococo painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
left panel
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right panel ⓘ |
| inception | 1720 ⓘ |
| influenced | later depictions of art galleries and collectors ⓘ |
| location | Charlottenburg Palace ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Rococo ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
commerce of art
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transience of fashion and status ⓘ urban life in early 18th-century Paris ⓘ |
| originalFunction | shop sign ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Signboard of Gersaint
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
L’Enseigne de Gersaint
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| style | elegant, fluid brushwork characteristic of Watteau ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | commerce, connoisseurship, and social display in an art shop ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
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Subject: The Signboard of Gersaint Description of subject: The Signboard of Gersaint is a celebrated early 18th-century painting by Antoine Watteau that depicts a fashionable Parisian art shop and is often seen as a poignant farewell to the Rococo era.
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