Mikuláš Medek
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Mikuláš Medek was a prominent Czech painter known for his distinctive, emotionally charged postwar surrealist and existential works.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mikuláš Medek canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8042991 — 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: Mikuláš Medek Context triple: [Surrealist Group in Prague, notableMember, Mikuláš Medek]
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A.
Eduard Nápravník
Eduard Nápravník was a prominent 19th-century Czech-born conductor and composer who became a leading figure at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, championing Russian opera and symphonic music.
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B.
Pavel Janák
Pavel Janák was a prominent Czech architect and designer associated with Czech Cubism and later Functionalism, known for his innovative contributions to early 20th-century architecture and applied arts.
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C.
Miroslav Ondříček
Miroslav Ondříček was a renowned Czech cinematographer known for his collaborations with director Miloš Forman on films such as "Amadeus" and "Ragtime."
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D.
Josef Dobřichovský
Josef Dobřichovský is an editor known for his work on the publication "Atentát."
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E.
Miroslav Holeček
Miroslav Holeček is a Czech academic and university administrator who has served as rector of the University of West Bohemia.
- 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: Mikuláš Medek Target entity description: Mikuláš Medek was a prominent Czech painter known for his distinctive, emotionally charged postwar surrealist and existential works.
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A.
Eduard Nápravník
Eduard Nápravník was a prominent 19th-century Czech-born conductor and composer who became a leading figure at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, championing Russian opera and symphonic music.
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B.
Pavel Janák
Pavel Janák was a prominent Czech architect and designer associated with Czech Cubism and later Functionalism, known for his innovative contributions to early 20th-century architecture and applied arts.
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C.
Miroslav Ondříček
Miroslav Ondříček was a renowned Czech cinematographer known for his collaborations with director Miloš Forman on films such as "Amadeus" and "Ragtime."
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D.
Josef Dobřichovský
Josef Dobřichovský is an editor known for his work on the publication "Atentát."
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E.
Miroslav Holeček
Miroslav Holeček is a Czech academic and university administrator who has served as rector of the University of West Bohemia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Czech painter
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1974 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Czech Republic
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Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-11-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1974-08-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Academy of Fine Arts in Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | postwar art ⓘ |
| exhibition |
National Gallery Prague
NERFINISHED
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Rudolfinum Gallery, Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Medek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Rudolf Medek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract painting
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surrealist painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Mikuláš NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian iconography
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European Surrealism NERFINISHED ⓘ war experiences ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Czech ⓘ |
| movement |
Existentialism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Informel NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrealism ⓘ |
| name | Mikuláš Medek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Czech ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotionally charged imagery
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existential painting ⓘ postwar surrealist works ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cycle of "Signs in Space" paintings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cycle of "Stigmata" paintings ⓘ |
| occupation |
painter
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visual artist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | persecuted by communist regime in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sibling | Ivan Medek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Emila Medková NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
symbolic abstraction
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textural painting ⓘ |
| theme |
existential anxiety
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human suffering ⓘ religious symbolism ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Czechoslovakia
NERFINISHED
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Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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