The Three Graces
E330889
The Three Graces is a celebrated neoclassical marble sculpture by Antonio Canova depicting the three daughters of Zeus as idealized embodiments of beauty, charm, and joy.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Three Graces canonical | 4 |
| Three Graces | 4 |
| Charites | 2 |
| Charites (Graces) | 1 |
| Charites in Greek mythology | 1 |
| Graces | 1 |
| The Graces | 1 |
| Three Graces (Canova) | 1 |
| Three Graces (Greek mythology) | 1 |
| the Charites | 1 |
| the Graces | 1 |
| the Three Graces | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3153373 — 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: [Antonio Canova, notableWork, The Three Graces]
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A.
The Three Graces
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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B.
Hyades nymphs
The Hyades nymphs are a group of rain-bringing star nymphs in Greek mythology associated with the constellation of the same name and known as half-sisters of the Pleiades.
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C.
Nymphs
Nymphs are minor female nature deities in Greek mythology, typically depicted as beautiful young maidens associated with natural features like forests, rivers, mountains, and trees.
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D.
Mother of the Pleiades
Mother of the Pleiades is a mythological figure from Greek legend, known as the nymph Pleione who bore the seven star-maiden sisters associated with the Pleiades star cluster.
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E.
Alcione
Alcione is the nickname of the Italian World War II-era Cant Z.1007 medium bomber aircraft.
- 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 neoclassical marble sculpture by Antonio Canova depicting the three daughters of Zeus as idealized embodiments of beauty, charm, and joy.
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A.
The Three Graces
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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B.
Hyades nymphs
The Hyades nymphs are a group of rain-bringing star nymphs in Greek mythology associated with the constellation of the same name and known as half-sisters of the Pleiades.
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C.
Nymphs
Nymphs are minor female nature deities in Greek mythology, typically depicted as beautiful young maidens associated with natural features like forests, rivers, mountains, and trees.
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D.
Mother of the Pleiades
Mother of the Pleiades is a mythological figure from Greek legend, known as the nymph Pleione who bore the seven star-maiden sisters associated with the Pleiades star cluster.
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E.
Alcione
Alcione is the nickname of the Italian World War II-era Cant Z.1007 medium bomber aircraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marble sculpture
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neoclassical sculpture ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
masterpiece of neoclassical sculpture
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one of Antonio Canova’s most celebrated works ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
grace
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harmony ⓘ idealized female beauty ⓘ joy ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Joséphine de Beauharnais
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surface form:
Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais
|
| completionDate | 1817 ⓘ |
| composition | three nude female figures standing in a circle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Antonio Canova ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| currentDisplay | jointly owned and displayed by the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Galleries of Scotland ⓘ |
| depictionType | full-length figures ⓘ |
| depicts |
Aglaea
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The Three Graces self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Charites
Euphrosyne ⓘ Greek goddesses of charm, beauty and joy ⓘ Thalia ⓘ daughters of Zeus ⓘ |
| genre | mythological sculpture ⓘ |
| hasVersion | earlier Three Graces group for the Duke of Bedford ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.7 metres ⓘ |
| iconography |
intertwined arms symbolizing unity
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shared drapery element at lower body ⓘ |
| inception | 1814 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Roman copies of Greek originals
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classical Greek sculpture ⓘ |
| inventoryNumber | A.4-1994 (V&A) ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheCollectionOf |
National Galleries of Scotland
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surface form:
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
Victoria and Albert Museum ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
|
| location |
National Galleries of Scotland
ⓘ
Victoria and Albert Museum ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
idealized classical proportions
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refined surface finish ⓘ subtle rendering of flesh in marble ⓘ |
| originallyCommissionedFor |
Château de Malmaison
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surface form:
Empress Joséphine’s residence at Malmaison
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| originalTitle | Le Tre Grazie ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| period | early 19th century ⓘ |
| pose | central figure facing viewer with two flanking figures turned inward ⓘ |
| subjectHasMythologicalOrigin | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| surfaceTreatment | highly polished marble ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Three Graces
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this entity surface form:
Three Graces (Canova)
subject surface form:
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the Graces
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Graces
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Primavera
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Three Graces
this entity surface form:
Charites (Graces)
this entity surface form:
Three Graces
this entity surface form:
The Graces
subject surface form:
The Three Graces (Canova sculpture)
this entity surface form:
Charites
subject surface form:
Three Graces (Liverpool)
this entity surface form:
Three Graces (Greek mythology)