Rattenkönig
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Rattenkönig is a sculptural installation by German artist Katharina Fritsch featuring a haunting circular arrangement of oversized black rats that evokes themes of myth, fear, and collective menace.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rattenkönig canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9468778 — 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: Rattenkönig Context triple: [Katharina Fritsch, notableWork, Rattenkönig]
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A.
King of the Mice
King of the Mice is a fictional monarch of a mouse kingdom, best known as the antagonist ruler of the mice in E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tale "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" and its adaptations.
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B.
The Rat
The Rat is a 1925 British silent crime drama film, based on a popular stage play, that helped cement Ivor Novello’s status as a major screen star.
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C.
The Rat
"The Rat" is a darkly satirical novel by Günter Grass that blends dystopian fantasy and political allegory to explore themes of human self-destruction and environmental catastrophe.
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D.
Jadekatten
Jadekatten is a novel by Danish author Suzanne Brøgger that blends autobiography and fiction in a provocative exploration of family, identity, and female sexuality.
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E.
The Royal Rascal
The Royal Rascal is a fictional swashbuckling silent film within the movie "Singin' in the Rain," starring Don Lockwood as its dashing hero.
- 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: Rattenkönig Target entity description: Rattenkönig is a sculptural installation by German artist Katharina Fritsch featuring a haunting circular arrangement of oversized black rats that evokes themes of myth, fear, and collective menace.
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A.
King of the Mice
King of the Mice is a fictional monarch of a mouse kingdom, best known as the antagonist ruler of the mice in E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tale "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" and its adaptations.
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B.
The Rat
The Rat is a 1925 British silent crime drama film, based on a popular stage play, that helped cement Ivor Novello’s status as a major screen star.
-
C.
The Rat
"The Rat" is a darkly satirical novel by Günter Grass that blends dystopian fantasy and political allegory to explore themes of human self-destruction and environmental catastrophe.
-
D.
Jadekatten
Jadekatten is a novel by Danish author Suzanne Brøgger that blends autobiography and fiction in a provocative exploration of family, identity, and female sexuality.
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E.
The Royal Rascal
The Royal Rascal is a fictional swashbuckling silent film within the movie "Singin' in the Rain," starring Don Lockwood as its dashing hero.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artwork
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sculptural installation ⓘ |
| artistNationality | German ⓘ |
| artMovement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
animal symbolism
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collective threat ⓘ mass psychology ⓘ |
| color | black ⓘ |
| composition | circular arrangement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Katharina Fritsch ⓘ |
| creatorGender | female ⓘ |
| depicts |
oversized rats
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rats ⓘ |
| genre |
installation art
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sculpture ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | rat king myth ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| material |
fiberglass
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paint ⓘ |
| medium | sculpture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
circular formation of rats
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haunting atmosphere ⓘ |
| scale | oversized ⓘ |
| theme |
collective menace
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collective psychology ⓘ fear ⓘ myth ⓘ the uncanny ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | rat king ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rattenkönig Description of subject: Rattenkönig is a sculptural installation by German artist Katharina Fritsch featuring a haunting circular arrangement of oversized black rats that evokes themes of myth, fear, and collective menace.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.