The Black Tulip
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The Black Tulip is a historical novel by Alexandre Dumas that blends political intrigue, romance, and a competition to cultivate a rare black tulip in 17th-century Holland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Black Tulip canonical | 6 |
| The Black Tulip universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T566431 — 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: The Black Tulip Context triple: [Alexandre Dumas, notableWork, The Black Tulip]
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A.
Saskia with a Red Flower
"Saskia with a Red Flower" is a portrait painting of Rembrandt’s wife, Saskia van Uylenburgh, often noted for its intimate depiction and rich use of color characteristic of the Dutch Golden Age.
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B.
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.
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C.
The Rose
The Rose is a 1979 musical drama film starring Bette Midler as a self-destructive rock singer, widely acclaimed for her powerful performance and the hit title song.
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D.
The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
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E.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
- 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 Black Tulip Target entity description: The Black Tulip is a historical novel by Alexandre Dumas that blends political intrigue, romance, and a competition to cultivate a rare black tulip in 17th-century Holland.
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A.
Saskia with a Red Flower
"Saskia with a Red Flower" is a portrait painting of Rembrandt’s wife, Saskia van Uylenburgh, often noted for its intimate depiction and rich use of color characteristic of the Dutch Golden Age.
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B.
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.
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C.
The Rose
The Rose is a 1979 musical drama film starring Bette Midler as a self-destructive rock singer, widely acclaimed for her powerful performance and the hit title song.
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D.
The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
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E.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Alexandre Dumas ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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political fiction ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
comic
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film ⓘ television ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
love story
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political persecution ⓘ scientific rivalry ⓘ tulips ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Romance languages ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | adventure novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
botany competition
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cultivation of a black tulip ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| majorCharacter |
Isaac Boxtel
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Rosa Gryphus ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableElement |
focus on tulip mania
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use of real historical background ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| protagonist | Cornelius van Baerle ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Holland
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Netherlands ⓘ |
| workOf | Alexandre Dumas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Black Tulip Description of subject: The Black Tulip is a historical novel by Alexandre Dumas that blends political intrigue, romance, and a competition to cultivate a rare black tulip in 17th-century Holland.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Black Tulip universe