Ecce Homo by Mark Wallinger
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"Ecce Homo" by Mark Wallinger is a life-sized sculpture of a contemporary Christ figure that gained prominence as one of the earliest and most discussed artworks installed on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth in London.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ecce Homo by Mark Wallinger canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ecce Homo by Mark Wallinger Context triple: [Fourth Plinth, notableWorkDisplayed, Ecce Homo by Mark Wallinger]
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A.
White Crucifixion
White Crucifixion is a 1938 painting by Marc Chagall that portrays the crucified Jesus surrounded by scenes of Jewish persecution, often interpreted as a powerful response to rising antisemitism in Europe.
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B.
Ecce Homo
Ecce Homo is Friedrich Nietzsche’s late autobiographical and philosophical work in which he reflects on his life, writings, and the significance of his ideas.
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C.
The Frieze of Life
The Frieze of Life is a thematic series of paintings by Edvard Munch that explores profound human experiences such as love, anxiety, jealousy, and death in a symbolist, emotionally charged style.
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D.
The Son of Man
The Son of Man is a famous 1964 painting by Belgian surrealist René Magritte depicting a bowler-hatted man whose face is obscured by a hovering green apple, often interpreted as a commentary on identity and hidden reality.
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E.
The Yellow Christ
The Yellow Christ is an 1889 post-Impressionist painting by Paul Gauguin that depicts a stylized crucifixion scene in vivid yellow tones, exemplifying his Symbolist and Synthetist approach.
- 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: Ecce Homo by Mark Wallinger Target entity description: "Ecce Homo" by Mark Wallinger is a life-sized sculpture of a contemporary Christ figure that gained prominence as one of the earliest and most discussed artworks installed on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth in London.
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A.
White Crucifixion
White Crucifixion is a 1938 painting by Marc Chagall that portrays the crucified Jesus surrounded by scenes of Jewish persecution, often interpreted as a powerful response to rising antisemitism in Europe.
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B.
Ecce Homo
Ecce Homo is Friedrich Nietzsche’s late autobiographical and philosophical work in which he reflects on his life, writings, and the significance of his ideas.
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C.
The Frieze of Life
The Frieze of Life is a thematic series of paintings by Edvard Munch that explores profound human experiences such as love, anxiety, jealousy, and death in a symbolist, emotionally charged style.
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D.
The Son of Man
The Son of Man is a famous 1964 painting by Belgian surrealist René Magritte depicting a bowler-hatted man whose face is obscured by a hovering green apple, often interpreted as a commentary on identity and hidden reality.
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E.
The Yellow Christ
The Yellow Christ is an 1889 post-Impressionist painting by Paul Gauguin that depicts a stylized crucifixion scene in vivid yellow tones, exemplifying his Symbolist and Synthetist approach.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary art
ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ |
| artist | Mark Wallinger ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fourth Plinth controversy
ⓘ
linked to:
Fourth Plinth
Mark Wallinger career ⓘ |
| category |
outdoor sculpture in London
ⓘ
statues of Jesus ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Royal Society of Arts ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Mark Wallinger ⓘ |
| depicts |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
contemporary Christ figure ⓘ |
| displayedOn | Fourth Plinth ⓘ |
| exhibitedAs | temporary installation ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle | minimalist figurative ⓘ |
| height | life-sized ⓘ |
| iconography |
bound hands
ⓘ
crown of thorns ⓘ |
| inception | 1999 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Biblical phrase spoken by Pontius Pilate ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Trafalgar Square ⓘ |
| location |
Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square, London
ⓘ
linked to:
Fourth Plinth
|
| material |
Jesmonite
ⓘ
marble dust ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| medium | sculpture ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary British art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first artworks on the Fourth Plinth
ⓘ
public debate about religious imagery in civic space ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fourth Plinth programme
ⓘ
linked to:
Fourth Plinth
|
| pose | standing ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| scale | slightly smaller than life-size ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | Passion of Christ ⓘ |
| theme |
humanity of Christ
ⓘ
politics of display ⓘ public faith ⓘ suffering ⓘ vulnerability ⓘ |
| title | Ecce Homo ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Behold the man ⓘ |
| unveiledOn | 1999 ⓘ |
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