Man, Controller of the Universe
E443872
Man, Controller of the Universe is a famous 1934 mural by Mexican artist Diego Rivera that depicts a worker at the center of a complex, politically charged vision of science, industry, and society.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Man, Controller of the Universe canonical | 3 |
| El hombre controlador del universo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4482337 — 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: Man, Controller of the Universe Context triple: [Diego Rivera, notableWork, Man, Controller of the Universe]
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A.
King of the Universe
King of the Universe is an exalted royal epithet from ancient Mesopotamia signifying supreme, cosmic-level sovereignty over all realms and peoples.
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B.
Guardian of the Universe
Guardian of the Universe is an epithet for Gamera, the giant flying turtle kaiju from Japanese films who protects humanity from monstrous threats.
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C.
Master of the Universe
Master of the Universe is the Twilight-based erotic fan fiction by E. L. James that she later rewrote and published commercially as the bestselling novel Fifty Shades of Grey.
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D.
Master Man
Master Man is a Nazi supervillain in Marvel Comics, often portrayed as a physically enhanced adversary of the World War II–era superhero team the Invaders.
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E.
The Secret of the Universe
The Secret of the Universe is the English title of Johannes Kepler’s 1596 work in which he proposed an early heliocentric model of the cosmos using nested Platonic solids to explain the spacing of the planets.
- 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: Man, Controller of the Universe Target entity description: Man, Controller of the Universe is a famous 1934 mural by Mexican artist Diego Rivera that depicts a worker at the center of a complex, politically charged vision of science, industry, and society.
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A.
King of the Universe
King of the Universe is an exalted royal epithet from ancient Mesopotamia signifying supreme, cosmic-level sovereignty over all realms and peoples.
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B.
Guardian of the Universe
Guardian of the Universe is an epithet for Gamera, the giant flying turtle kaiju from Japanese films who protects humanity from monstrous threats.
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C.
Master of the Universe
Master of the Universe is the Twilight-based erotic fan fiction by E. L. James that she later rewrote and published commercially as the bestselling novel Fifty Shades of Grey.
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D.
Master Man
Master Man is a Nazi supervillain in Marvel Comics, often portrayed as a physically enhanced adversary of the World War II–era superhero team the Invaders.
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E.
The Secret of the Universe
The Secret of the Universe is the English title of Johannes Kepler’s 1596 work in which he proposed an early heliocentric model of the cosmos using nested Platonic solids to explain the spacing of the planets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mural
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | fresco painting ⓘ |
| basedOn | Man at the Crossroads ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Mexican government
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linked to:
Government of Mexico
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| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| creator | Diego Rivera ⓘ |
| creatorGender | male ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Mexican ⓘ |
| depicts |
Karl Marx
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Vladimir Lenin ⓘ astronomical bodies ⓘ capitalist elites ⓘ industrial production ⓘ microscopic organisms ⓘ propaganda imagery ⓘ scientists ⓘ workers ⓘ |
| genre | muralism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central worker figure
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cosmic imagery ⓘ industrial machinery ⓘ political figures ⓘ scientific instruments ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
recreation of Man at the Crossroads
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linked to:
Man at the Crossroads
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| inception | 1934 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (visual artwork) ⓘ |
| location |
Mexico City
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Palacio de Bellas Artes ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
industry
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science ⓘ society ⓘ worker ⓘ |
| materialUsed | fresco ⓘ |
| movement | Mexican muralism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex iconography of science and industry
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depiction of Lenin in a public mural ⓘ political controversy ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
El hombre controlador del universo
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linked to:
Man, Controller of the Universe
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| originalTitleLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | murals of the Palacio de Bellas Artes ⓘ |
| theme |
capitalism vs socialism
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class struggle ⓘ relationship between man and technology ⓘ science and progress ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Man, Controller of the Universe Description of subject: Man, Controller of the Universe is a famous 1934 mural by Mexican artist Diego Rivera that depicts a worker at the center of a complex, politically charged vision of science, industry, and society.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Man, Controller of the Universe