Maximilian Maria Ernst
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Maximilian Maria Ernst, better known as Max Ernst, was a pioneering German Dada and Surrealist artist renowned for his innovative collage, frottage, and dreamlike paintings.
All labels observed (1)
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| Maximilian Maria Ernst canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8236971 — 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: Maximilian Maria Ernst Context triple: [Max Ernst, fullName, Maximilian Maria Ernst]
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Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine
Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine was a young German prince of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, notable mainly as a son of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and for dying in childhood.
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Charles of Hesse-Kassel
Charles of Hesse-Kassel was an 18th-century German prince of the House of Hesse who served as a Danish field marshal and governor of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein.
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Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg
Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg was a 14th-century German nobleman who served as Count of Nassau-Weilburg and played a significant role in the early history of the Nassau-Weilburg line.
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Maximilian Henry of Bavaria
Maximilian Henry of Bavaria was a 17th-century Bavarian prince of the House of Wittelsbach who served as Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire during the Franco-Dutch War.
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Ernst of Bavaria
Ernst of Bavaria was a 16th-century Bavarian prince and Catholic archbishop who became a key Counter-Reformation leader and ruler in the Holy Roman Empire.
- 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: Maximilian Maria Ernst Target entity description: Maximilian Maria Ernst, better known as Max Ernst, was a pioneering German Dada and Surrealist artist renowned for his innovative collage, frottage, and dreamlike paintings.
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A.
Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine
Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine was a young German prince of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, notable mainly as a son of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and for dying in childhood.
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B.
Charles of Hesse-Kassel
Charles of Hesse-Kassel was an 18th-century German prince of the House of Hesse who served as a Danish field marshal and governor of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein.
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C.
Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg
Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg was a 14th-century German nobleman who served as Count of Nassau-Weilburg and played a significant role in the early history of the Nassau-Weilburg line.
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D.
Maximilian Henry of Bavaria
Maximilian Henry of Bavaria was a 17th-century Bavarian prince of the House of Wittelsbach who served as Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and played a significant role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire during the Franco-Dutch War.
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E.
Ernst of Bavaria
Ernst of Bavaria was a 16th-century Bavarian prince and Catholic archbishop who became a key Counter-Reformation leader and ruler in the Holy Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dada artist
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Surrealist artist ⓘ collagist ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ printmaker ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grand Prize for Painting at the Venice Biennale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Maximilian Maria Ernst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
France
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German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1891-04-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1976-04-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ernst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
collage
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illustration ⓘ painting ⓘ printmaking ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| givenName | Maximilian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dorothea Tanning
NERFINISHED
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Jackson Pollock NERFINISHED ⓘ Roberto Matta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Giorgio de Chirico
NERFINISHED
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Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of frottage technique
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development of grattage technique ⓘ dreamlike and fantastical imagery ⓘ pioneering collage techniques ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| militaryService | German Army in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Dada
NERFINISHED
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Surrealism ⓘ |
| name | Max Ernst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Europe After the Rain II
NERFINISHED
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Histoire naturelle NERFINISHED ⓘ La femme 100 têtes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Angel of the Home NERFINISHED ⓘ The Elephant Celebes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Entire City NERFINISHED ⓘ The Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ The Garden of France NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hat Makes the Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Robing of the Bride NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale NERFINISHED ⓘ Une semaine de bonté NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Cologne Dada movement
NERFINISHED
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Paris Surrealist group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brühl, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| residence |
Brühl
NERFINISHED
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Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ Paris ⓘ Sedona, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Dorothea Tanning
NERFINISHED
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Luise Straus-Ernst NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie-Berthe Aurenche NERFINISHED ⓘ Peggy Guggenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Maximilian Maria Ernst Description of subject: Maximilian Maria Ernst, better known as Max Ernst, was a pioneering German Dada and Surrealist artist renowned for his innovative collage, frottage, and dreamlike paintings.
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