Lachrymae
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Lachrymae is a 19th-century oil painting by Frederic Leighton depicting a mourning woman beside a classical funerary monument, emblematic of Victorian neoclassical art and themes of grief.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lachrymae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9085992 — 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: Lachrymae Context triple: [Frederic Leighton, notableWork, Lachrymae]
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A.
Lachryma Montis
Lachryma Montis is the historic home and estate of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo in Sonoma, California, preserved today as part of Sonoma State Historic Park.
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B.
The Lament
"The Lament" is a poem by Scottish poet Robert Burns, known for its expressive portrayal of sorrow and emotional turmoil.
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C.
Lamentate
Lamentate is a large-scale, contemplative composition for piano and orchestra by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, inspired by Anish Kapoor’s sculpture "Marsyas" and characterized by his distinctive spiritual minimalism.
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D.
Dirge
"Dirge" is a somber, piano-driven song by Bob Dylan, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and stark emotional intensity.
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E.
The Dirge
The Dirge is a somber, introspective section of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety,” reflecting the work’s themes of spiritual crisis and postwar disillusionment.
- 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: Lachrymae Target entity description: Lachrymae is a 19th-century oil painting by Frederic Leighton depicting a mourning woman beside a classical funerary monument, emblematic of Victorian neoclassical art and themes of grief.
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A.
Lachryma Montis
Lachryma Montis is the historic home and estate of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo in Sonoma, California, preserved today as part of Sonoma State Historic Park.
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B.
The Lament
"The Lament" is a poem by Scottish poet Robert Burns, known for its expressive portrayal of sorrow and emotional turmoil.
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C.
Lamentate
Lamentate is a large-scale, contemplative composition for piano and orchestra by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, inspired by Anish Kapoor’s sculpture "Marsyas" and characterized by his distinctive spiritual minimalism.
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D.
Dirge
"Dirge" is a somber, piano-driven song by Bob Dylan, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and stark emotional intensity.
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E.
The Dirge
The Dirge is a somber, introspective section of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety,” reflecting the work’s themes of spiritual crisis and postwar disillusionment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artist | Frederic Leighton ⓘ |
| artMovement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
dark
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somber ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Frederic Leighton ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
19th-century British academic art
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Victorian attitudes to death ⓘ |
| depicts |
classical architecture
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classical funerary monument ⓘ cypress tree ⓘ draped female figure ⓘ funerary urn ⓘ mourning woman ⓘ |
| depictsEmotion |
melancholy
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sorrow ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluence |
Victorian funerary aesthetics
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symbolist interpretations of grief ⓘ |
| hasTitleInLanguage |
Lachrymae (Latin)
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linked to:
Lachrymae
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| iconography |
classical funerary symbolism
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cypress as symbol of mourning ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
death
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grief ⓘ mourning ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Victorian neoclassicism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allegorical representation of mourning
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classical setting for emotional subject ⓘ combination of realism and idealization ⓘ |
| partOf | Victorian neoclassical painting tradition ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| style | classical ⓘ |
| theme |
bereavement
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classical revival ⓘ loss ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | classical antiquity ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | tears ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Lachrymae Description of subject: Lachrymae is a 19th-century oil painting by Frederic Leighton depicting a mourning woman beside a classical funerary monument, emblematic of Victorian neoclassical art and themes of grief.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.