The Spinning Top
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The Spinning Top is a Salvador Dalí double-image painting that exemplifies his surrealist technique of embedding multiple, shifting images within a single composition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Spinning Top canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9412876 — 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 Spinning Top Context triple: [Dalí double-image paintings, notableWork, The Spinning Top]
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A.
The Roller
"The Roller" is a 2011 rock single by English band Beady Eye, noted for its Beatlesque sound and status as one of the group's best-known songs.
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B.
Merry-Go-Round
"Merry-Go-Round" is a well-known painting by American artist Reginald Marsh that vividly depicts the crowded, dynamic energy of urban life in early 20th-century New York.
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C.
Merry-Go-Round
Merry-Go-Round is a classic carousel ride featuring ornate, rotating horses and other figures, providing a traditional family-friendly amusement park experience.
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D.
Pinwheel
Pinwheel was an early American children's television channel and programming block that eventually evolved into what is now known as Nickelodeon.
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E.
The See-Saw
The See-Saw is a playful Rococo painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard that depicts elegantly dressed figures enjoying a garden pastime with a light, flirtatious atmosphere.
- 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 Spinning Top Target entity description: The Spinning Top is a Salvador Dalí double-image painting that exemplifies his surrealist technique of embedding multiple, shifting images within a single composition.
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A.
The Roller
"The Roller" is a 2011 rock single by English band Beady Eye, noted for its Beatlesque sound and status as one of the group's best-known songs.
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B.
Merry-Go-Round
"Merry-Go-Round" is a well-known painting by American artist Reginald Marsh that vividly depicts the crowded, dynamic energy of urban life in early 20th-century New York.
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C.
Merry-Go-Round
Merry-Go-Round is a classic carousel ride featuring ornate, rotating horses and other figures, providing a traditional family-friendly amusement park experience.
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D.
Pinwheel
Pinwheel was an early American children's television channel and programming block that eventually evolved into what is now known as Nickelodeon.
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E.
The See-Saw
The See-Saw is a playful Rococo painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard that depicts elegantly dressed figures enjoying a garden pastime with a light, flirtatious atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | surrealist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dalí’s optical illusion paintings
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Salvador Dalí double-image works ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | Salvador Dalí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| depicts | spinning top ⓘ |
| genre | Surrealism ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ambiguous imagery
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embedded images ⓘ shifting images ⓘ surreal composition ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
ambiguous figures
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optical illusion imagery ⓘ surreal imagery ⓘ |
| hasTechnique |
double image
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multiple images in one composition ⓘ optical illusion ⓘ visual ambiguity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Surrealist interest in the unconscious
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optical illusion traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | oil painting ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealist art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of multiple readings in one image
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surrealist visual experimentation ⓘ use of double-image technique ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Spinning Top Description of subject: The Spinning Top is a Salvador Dalí double-image painting that exemplifies his surrealist technique of embedding multiple, shifting images within a single composition.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.