Shearing the Rams
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Shearing the Rams is a famous 1890 painting by Australian artist Tom Roberts that vividly depicts rural sheep-shearing and is considered an iconic work of Australian Impressionism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shearing the Rams canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6864029 — 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: Shearing the Rams Context triple: [Australian Impressionism, notableWork, Shearing the Rams]
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A.
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B.
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C.
Rock of the Puma
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D.
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E.
Last Chance Range
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- 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: Shearing the Rams Target entity description: Shearing the Rams is a famous 1890 painting by Australian artist Tom Roberts that vividly depicts rural sheep-shearing and is considered an iconic work of Australian Impressionism.
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A.
Rock in a Hard Place
Rock in a Hard Place is a 1982 hard rock album by Aerosmith, notable for being recorded during a turbulent period marked by key lineup changes and internal band tensions.
-
B.
Thunderdome
Thunderdome is a famous indoor sports and entertainment arena best known as the home venue for the University of Florida’s basketball teams.
-
C.
Rock of the Puma
Rock of the Puma is a sacred pre-Columbian ceremonial rock formation and pilgrimage site on Bolivia’s Isla del Sol in Lake Titicaca, associated with Inca origin myths.
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D.
Unbridled's Song
Unbridled's Song was a prominent American Thoroughbred racehorse and influential sire known for his speed and for producing multiple elite runners.
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E.
Last Chance Range
Last Chance Range is a remote mountain range in eastern California’s Mojave Desert, forming part of the rugged terrain near Death Valley and Saline Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artistNationality | Australian ⓘ |
| collection | National Gallery of Victoria ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
earth tones
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warm light ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1890 ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| creator | Tom Roberts ⓘ |
| depicts |
rural Australian life
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shearers at work ⓘ sheep shearing ⓘ wool industry ⓘ |
| depictsSeason | summer ⓘ |
| describedAs |
iconic Australian painting
ⓘ
nationalist image of Australia ⓘ |
| exhibitionHistory | exhibited in Melbourne ⓘ |
| genre | Australian Impressionism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure of a roustabout
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figure of a tar boy ⓘ figure of a wool classer ⓘ ram being shorn ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Australian national identity
ⓘ
pastoral industry ⓘ rural labor ⓘ |
| inception | 1890 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French Impressionism
ⓘ
linked to:
Impressionism
|
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location |
Melbourne
ⓘ
National Gallery of Victoria ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation |
Brocklesby Station
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
shearers
ⓘ
sheep ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Heidelberg School
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Impressionism ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Tom Roberts ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Heidelberg School tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Heidelberg School
|
| setting | woolshed interior ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 19th century ⓘ |
| title | Shearing the Rams ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shearing the Rams Description of subject: Shearing the Rams is a famous 1890 painting by Australian artist Tom Roberts that vividly depicts rural sheep-shearing and is considered an iconic work of Australian Impressionism.
Referenced by (4)
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