Le Carnaval d'Arlequin
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Le Carnaval d'Arlequin is a 1924 surrealist painting by Joan Miró, celebrated for its whimsical, dreamlike depiction of fantastical figures in a carnival-like interior.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Carnaval d'Arlequin canonical | 2 |
| Carnival of Harlequin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9858409 — 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: Le Carnaval d'Arlequin Context triple: [Harlequin's Carnival, originalTitle, Le Carnaval d'Arlequin]
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La Périchole
La Périchole is an opéra bouffe in three acts by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac, loosely based on the life of the Peruvian entertainer Micaela Villegas.
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B.
Alborada del gracioso
Alborada del gracioso is a virtuosic, Spanish-flavored piano piece by Maurice Ravel, later orchestrated, known for its lively rhythms and brilliant, guitar-like textures.
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C.
Harlequinade
Harlequinade is a one-act play by Terence Rattigan, often performed alongside *The Browning Version*, that offers a light, farcical backstage comedy contrasting with its companion piece’s serious tone.
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D.
Troupe de Monsieur
Troupe de Monsieur was a prominent late-16th-century French acting company patronized by the king’s brother and known for helping establish the foundations of professional theatre in Paris.
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E.
Pierrot the Madman
Pierrot the Madman is the English title of Jean-Luc Godard’s 1965 French New Wave crime-romance film starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina.
- 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: Le Carnaval d'Arlequin Target entity description: Le Carnaval d'Arlequin is a 1924 surrealist painting by Joan Miró, celebrated for its whimsical, dreamlike depiction of fantastical figures in a carnival-like interior.
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A.
La Périchole
La Périchole is an opéra bouffe in three acts by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac, loosely based on the life of the Peruvian entertainer Micaela Villegas.
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B.
Alborada del gracioso
Alborada del gracioso is a virtuosic, Spanish-flavored piano piece by Maurice Ravel, later orchestrated, known for its lively rhythms and brilliant, guitar-like textures.
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C.
Harlequinade
Harlequinade is a one-act play by Terence Rattigan, often performed alongside *The Browning Version*, that offers a light, farcical backstage comedy contrasting with its companion piece’s serious tone.
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D.
Troupe de Monsieur
Troupe de Monsieur was a prominent late-16th-century French acting company patronized by the king’s brother and known for helping establish the foundations of professional theatre in Paris.
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E.
Pierrot the Madman
Pierrot the Madman is the English title of Jean-Luc Godard’s 1965 French New Wave crime-romance film starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
key work in early Surrealism
ⓘ
major work in Joan Miró’s oeuvre ⓘ |
| collection | Albright-Knox Art Gallery collection ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
contrasting tones
ⓘ
vivid colors ⓘ |
| compositionCharacteristic |
crowded pictorial space
ⓘ
floating figures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator |
Joan Miró
ⓘ
Miró, Joan ⓘ
linked to:
Joan Miró
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| creatorNationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| depictionStyle |
imaginative
ⓘ
non-realistic ⓘ |
| depicts |
Harlequin
ⓘ
carnival scene ⓘ fantastical creatures ⓘ geometric shapes ⓘ insects ⓘ interior space ⓘ ladder ⓘ moon ⓘ musical instruments ⓘ stringed instrument ⓘ |
| exhibitionHistory | exhibited in Surrealist exhibitions ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy art ⓘ |
| inception | 1924 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Surrealist interest in dreams
ⓘ
automatic drawing ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buffalo, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo
|
| location | Albright-Knox Art Gallery ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealism ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex iconography
ⓘ
sense of weightlessness ⓘ whimsical figures ⓘ |
| periodInArtistCareer | early Surrealist phase of Joan Miró ⓘ |
| style |
biomorphic abstraction
ⓘ
dreamlike imagery ⓘ |
| surface | canvas ⓘ |
| theme |
carnival
ⓘ
dream ⓘ fantasy ⓘ playfulness ⓘ |
| title |
Carnival of Harlequin
ⓘ
linked to:
Le Carnaval d'Arlequin
Le Carnaval d'Arlequin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Le Carnaval d'Arlequin Description of subject: Le Carnaval d'Arlequin is a 1924 surrealist painting by Joan Miró, celebrated for its whimsical, dreamlike depiction of fantastical figures in a carnival-like interior.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Le Carnaval d'Arlequin