Portraits of Virginia Woolf
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Portraits of Virginia Woolf is a series of iconic photographic images of the modernist writer Virginia Woolf created by the surrealist artist and photographer Man Ray.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Portraits of Virginia Woolf canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8042233 — 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)
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Target entity: Portraits of Virginia Woolf Context triple: [Man Ray, notableWork, Portraits of Virginia Woolf]
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A.
Portrait of Virginia Woolf
Portrait of Virginia Woolf is a modernist painting by British artist Vanessa Bell depicting her sister, the renowned writer Virginia Woolf.
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B.
Portrait of Lytton Strachey
Portrait of Lytton Strachey is a famous early 20th-century painting by British artist Dora Carrington depicting the writer and critic Lytton Strachey, with whom she had a close personal and artistic relationship.
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C.
The Portrait of a Woman
The Portrait of a Woman is a Dutch Golden Age oil painting by Abraham Bloemaert, showcasing his refined portrait style and detailed rendering of his sitter’s features and attire.
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D.
The Portrait
The Portrait is a film associated with American actress and filmmaker Cecilia Peck, reflecting her work in cinema.
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E.
Pentimento: A Book of Portraits
Pentimento: A Book of Portraits is Lillian Hellman’s acclaimed memoir composed of reflective, character-driven sketches that blend personal history with controversial recollections of people and events in her life.
- 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: Portraits of Virginia Woolf Target entity description: Portraits of Virginia Woolf is a series of iconic photographic images of the modernist writer Virginia Woolf created by the surrealist artist and photographer Man Ray.
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A.
Portrait of Virginia Woolf
Portrait of Virginia Woolf is a modernist painting by British artist Vanessa Bell depicting her sister, the renowned writer Virginia Woolf.
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B.
Portrait of Lytton Strachey
Portrait of Lytton Strachey is a famous early 20th-century painting by British artist Dora Carrington depicting the writer and critic Lytton Strachey, with whom she had a close personal and artistic relationship.
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C.
The Portrait of a Woman
The Portrait of a Woman is a Dutch Golden Age oil painting by Abraham Bloemaert, showcasing his refined portrait style and detailed rendering of his sitter’s features and attire.
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D.
The Portrait
The Portrait is a film associated with American actress and filmmaker Cecilia Peck, reflecting her work in cinema.
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E.
Pentimento: A Book of Portraits
Pentimento: A Book of Portraits is Lillian Hellman’s acclaimed memoir composed of reflective, character-driven sketches that blend personal history with controversial recollections of people and events in her life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
ⓘ
photographic series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Man Ray ⓘ |
| depicts | Virginia Woolf ⓘ |
| genre |
portrait photography
ⓘ
surrealist photography ⓘ |
| hasArtForm | photography ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle | Surrealism ⓘ |
| hasCreatorArtMovement | Surrealism ⓘ |
| hasCreatorOccupation |
artist
ⓘ
photographer ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
interwar avant-garde art
ⓘ
modernist literature ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
black-and-white photography
ⓘ
photograph ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
close-up portrait of Virginia Woolf
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introspective expression of sitter ⓘ use of light and shadow ⓘ |
| hasPhotographer | Man Ray ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Virginia Woolf ⓘ |
| hasSubjectGender | female ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| hasSubjectNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasSubjectOccupation | writer ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Portraits of Virginia Woolf ⓘ |
| isIconicFor | visual representation of Virginia Woolf ⓘ |
| isPartOf | 20th-century portrait photography ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Virginia Woolf ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portraits of Virginia Woolf Description of subject: Portraits of Virginia Woolf is a series of iconic photographic images of the modernist writer Virginia Woolf created by the surrealist artist and photographer Man Ray.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.