Smaller and Smaller
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"Smaller and Smaller" is a lithograph print by Dutch artist M. C. Escher that explores infinite regression and geometric repetition through a pattern that appears to shrink endlessly toward the center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smaller and Smaller canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8998100 — 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: Smaller and Smaller Context triple: [M. C. Escher, notableWork, Smaller and Smaller]
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A.
Little by Little
"Little by Little" is a blues song associated with harmonica player and singer Junior Wells, reflecting his influential Chicago blues style.
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B.
Little by Little
"Little by Little" is a 2002 rock song by English band Oasis, known for its anthemic chorus and reflective lyrics, released as a single from their album "Heathen Chemistry."
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C.
All the Small Things
"All the Small Things" is a 1999 pop-punk hit by Blink-182 known for its catchy melody, humorous music video, and mainstream breakthrough success.
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D.
Get Bigger
"Get Bigger" is a soulful, funk-infused R&B track by NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge) that showcases their laid-back grooves and introspective lyricism.
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E.
Less Than One
Less Than One is a collection of autobiographical essays and literary criticism by Joseph Brodsky that reflects on his life, exile, and the nature of art and language.
- 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: Smaller and Smaller Target entity description: "Smaller and Smaller" is a lithograph print by Dutch artist M. C. Escher that explores infinite regression and geometric repetition through a pattern that appears to shrink endlessly toward the center.
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A.
Little by Little
"Little by Little" is a blues song associated with harmonica player and singer Junior Wells, reflecting his influential Chicago blues style.
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B.
Little by Little
"Little by Little" is a 2002 rock song by English band Oasis, known for its anthemic chorus and reflective lyrics, released as a single from their album "Heathen Chemistry."
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C.
All the Small Things
"All the Small Things" is a 1999 pop-punk hit by Blink-182 known for its catchy melody, humorous music video, and mainstream breakthrough success.
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D.
Get Bigger
"Get Bigger" is a soulful, funk-infused R&B track by NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge) that showcases their laid-back grooves and introspective lyricism.
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E.
Less Than One
Less Than One is a collection of autobiographical essays and literary criticism by Joseph Brodsky that reflects on his life, exile, and the nature of art and language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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lithograph print ⓘ |
| artist | M. C. Escher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Op art
NERFINISHED
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mathematical art ⓘ |
| colorScheme | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | M. C. Escher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| depicts |
geometric repetition
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infinite regression ⓘ tessellation-like pattern ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract art
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geometric art ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
infinity
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scale transformation ⓘ self-similarity ⓘ visual paradox ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
geometry
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mathematics ⓘ visual perception studies ⓘ |
| medium | ink on paper ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of infinite regression in two-dimensional space
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precise geometric construction ⓘ |
| partOf | M. C. Escher’s body of mathematical prints ⓘ |
| technique | lithography ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
central convergence
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geometric transformation ⓘ recursive pattern ⓘ |
| visualFeature |
illusion of endless diminution
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pattern that appears to shrink toward the center ⓘ repeating geometric motifs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Smaller and Smaller Description of subject: "Smaller and Smaller" is a lithograph print by Dutch artist M. C. Escher that explores infinite regression and geometric repetition through a pattern that appears to shrink endlessly toward the center.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.