The Kiss
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The Kiss is a painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that depicts an intimate, melancholic embrace between two lovers, characteristic of his emotionally charged, Symbolist style.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Kiss canonical | 4 |
| The Kiss (1892 oil version) | 1 |
| The Kiss (1897 oil version) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1047164 — 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 Kiss Context triple: [Munch Museum, collectionIncludes, The Kiss]
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A.
Les Kiss
Les Kiss is an Australian rugby union coach and former player known for his roles with various professional teams and national sides, including the Queensland Reds.
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B.
Brat
"Brat" is a track by the British electronic music producer and DJ Insomniac.
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C.
Thunderlips
Thunderlips is a flamboyant professional wrestler, portrayed by Hulk Hogan, who appears as an exhibition opponent for Rocky Balboa in the film "Rocky III."
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D.
Raising Hell
Raising Hell is a landmark 1986 hip-hop album by Run-D.M.C. that helped bring rap music into the mainstream and solidified the genre’s commercial and cultural impact.
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E.
RocknRolla
RocknRolla is a 2008 British crime comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast in a story about London’s criminal underworld and a high-stakes real estate scam.
- 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 Kiss Target entity description: The Kiss is a painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that depicts an intimate, melancholic embrace between two lovers, characteristic of his emotionally charged, Symbolist style.
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A.
Les Kiss
Les Kiss is an Australian rugby union coach and former player known for his roles with various professional teams and national sides, including the Queensland Reds.
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B.
Brat
"Brat" is a track by the British electronic music producer and DJ Insomniac.
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C.
Thunderlips
Thunderlips is a flamboyant professional wrestler, portrayed by Hulk Hogan, who appears as an exhibition opponent for Rocky Balboa in the film "Rocky III."
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D.
Raising Hell
Raising Hell is a landmark 1986 hip-hop album by Run-D.M.C. that helped bring rap music into the mainstream and solidified the genre’s commercial and cultural impact.
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E.
RocknRolla
RocknRolla is a 2008 British crime comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast in a story about London’s criminal underworld and a high-stakes real estate scam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
ⓘ
work of art ⓘ |
| artist | Edvard Munch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| creator | Edvard Munch ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| depicts |
embrace
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interior scene ⓘ intimacy ⓘ kiss ⓘ melancholy ⓘ silhouetted figures ⓘ two lovers ⓘ window ⓘ |
| genre |
expressionist painting
ⓘ
symbolist painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
20th‑century depictions of romantic love
ⓘ
modern expressionist painting ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
The Kiss
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Kiss (1892 oil version)
The Kiss self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Kiss (1897 oil version)
The Kiss (woodcut) ⓘ
surface form:
The Kiss (lithograph)
The Kiss (woodcut) ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European fin‑de‑siècle culture
ⓘ
Symbolist movement in art ⓘ
surface form:
Symbolist literature
|
| languageOfTitle | Norwegian ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
emotional intimacy
ⓘ
lovers ⓘ melancholic mood ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| movement | Symbolism ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Kysset ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Frieze of Life ⓘ |
| seriesTheme |
anxiety
ⓘ
death ⓘ existential themes ⓘ love ⓘ |
| style |
emotionally charged
ⓘ
proto‑expressionist ⓘ symbolist ⓘ |
| theme |
ambivalence of love
ⓘ
emotional isolation ⓘ loss of individuality ⓘ melancholic love ⓘ union of lovers ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
dark palette
ⓘ
flattened space ⓘ simplified forms ⓘ strong contrasts ⓘ |
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: The Kiss Description of subject: The Kiss is a painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that depicts an intimate, melancholic embrace between two lovers, characteristic of his emotionally charged, Symbolist style.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Kiss (Munch painting)
this entity surface form:
The Kiss (1892 oil version)
subject surface form:
The Kiss (Munch painting)
this entity surface form:
The Kiss (1897 oil version)