The Night Café
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The Night Café is a famous 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a harshly lit, emotionally charged interior of a late-night café in Arles.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T548666 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Night Café Context triple: [The Yellow House, related work, The Night Café]
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Café Terrace at Night
Café Terrace at Night is a famous 1888 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a brightly lit outdoor café scene under a starry night sky in Arles, France.
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The Bedroom (Van Gogh)
The Bedroom (Van Gogh) is a famous 1889 Post-Impressionist painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting his simple, brightly colored bedroom in Arles, celebrated for its bold color, distorted perspective, and intimate glimpse into the artist’s personal space.
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Yellow House, Arles
Yellow House, Arles was Vincent van Gogh’s rented residence in Arles, France, where he created some of his most famous works and briefly lived with Paul Gauguin.
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D.
Starry Night Over the Rhône
Starry Night Over the Rhône is an 1888 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a nocturnal view of the Rhône River in Arles under a star-filled sky, renowned for its expressive color and shimmering reflections.
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The Starry Night
The Starry Night is Vincent van Gogh’s iconic 1889 post‑impressionist painting depicting a swirling night sky over a quiet village, widely regarded as one of the most famous artworks in Western art.
- 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 Night Café Target entity description: The Night Café is a famous 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a harshly lit, emotionally charged interior of a late-night café in Arles.
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A.
Café Terrace at Night
Café Terrace at Night is a famous 1888 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a brightly lit outdoor café scene under a starry night sky in Arles, France.
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B.
The Bedroom (Van Gogh)
The Bedroom (Van Gogh) is a famous 1889 Post-Impressionist painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting his simple, brightly colored bedroom in Arles, celebrated for its bold color, distorted perspective, and intimate glimpse into the artist’s personal space.
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C.
Yellow House, Arles
Yellow House, Arles was Vincent van Gogh’s rented residence in Arles, France, where he created some of his most famous works and briefly lived with Paul Gauguin.
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Starry Night Over the Rhône
Starry Night Over the Rhône is an 1888 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a nocturnal view of the Rhône River in Arles under a star-filled sky, renowned for its expressive color and shimmering reflections.
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The Starry Night
The Starry Night is Vincent van Gogh’s iconic 1889 post‑impressionist painting depicting a swirling night sky over a quiet village, widely regarded as one of the most famous artworks in Western art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of expressive color use
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major work of Vincent van Gogh ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn |
F 463
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JH 1580 ⓘ |
| collection | Yale University Art Gallery ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| countryOfCreation | France ⓘ |
| createdInArtisticPeriod | Arles period of Vincent van Gogh ⓘ |
| creator | Vincent van Gogh ⓘ |
| depicts |
interior of a café
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late‑night café in Arles ⓘ |
| depictsLighting | gas‑lit interior ⓘ |
| depictsTime | night ⓘ |
| describedAs |
emotionally charged scene
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harshly lit interior ⓘ |
| genre | post‑Impressionism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | expressionist painting ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | slanted floor and tilted room ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
billiard table
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café owner ⓘ café patrons ⓘ gas lamps ⓘ |
| inception | 1888 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Haven, Connecticut
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| location | Yale University Art Gallery ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | Arles ⓘ |
| mainColor |
green
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red ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Post-Impressionism
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surface form:
Post‑Impressionism
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| originalTitle | Le Café de nuit ⓘ |
| owner | Yale University ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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nightlife ⓘ psychological tension ⓘ |
| title | The Night Café self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Night Café Description of subject: The Night Café is a famous 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a harshly lit, emotionally charged interior of a late-night café in Arles.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Night Café (surrounding area)
this entity surface form:
Nuit Café (The Night Café interior)
this entity surface form:
The Night Café (context of nearby surroundings)
this entity surface form:
The Night Café in the Place Lamartine in Arles
this entity surface form:
The Night Café (series of studies)