Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?
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"Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?" is a monumental late-19th-century painting by Paul Gauguin that symbolically explores the stages of human life and existential questions through a vivid, dreamlike Tahitian scene.
All labels observed (2)
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| Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? canonical | 3 |
| D'où venons-nous ? Que sommes-nous ? Où allons-nous ? | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T117544 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Context triple: [Post-Impressionism, hasKeyWork, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?]
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What Is Life?
*What Is Life?* is a book by biologist Lynn Margulis that explores the nature of living systems through the lens of evolution, symbiosis, and Earth’s biosphere.
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B.
Who Speaks for Earth?
"Who Speaks for Earth?" is a landmark episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* in which Carl Sagan explores humanity’s responsibility, unity, and ethical choices in shaping the future of life on Earth and beyond.
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C.
Darwin’s sandwalk
Darwin’s sandwalk is a tree-lined gravel path near Charles Darwin’s home at Down House in Kent, where he regularly walked while thinking and developing his scientific ideas.
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D.
The Dragons of Eden
The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
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E.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds
Cosmos: Possible Worlds is a science documentary series, presented by Neil deGrasse Tyson and produced by Ann Druyan, that explores the universe, scientific discovery, and humanity’s future through visually rich storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Target entity description: "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?" is a monumental late-19th-century painting by Paul Gauguin that symbolically explores the stages of human life and existential questions through a vivid, dreamlike Tahitian scene.
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A.
What Is Life?
*What Is Life?* is a book by biologist Lynn Margulis that explores the nature of living systems through the lens of evolution, symbiosis, and Earth’s biosphere.
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B.
Who Speaks for Earth?
"Who Speaks for Earth?" is a landmark episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* in which Carl Sagan explores humanity’s responsibility, unity, and ethical choices in shaping the future of life on Earth and beyond.
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C.
Darwin’s sandwalk
Darwin’s sandwalk is a tree-lined gravel path near Charles Darwin’s home at Down House in Kent, where he regularly walked while thinking and developing his scientific ideas.
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D.
The Dragons of Eden
The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
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E.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds
Cosmos: Possible Worlds is a science documentary series, presented by Neil deGrasse Tyson and produced by Ann Druyan, that explores the universe, scientific discovery, and humanity’s future through visually rich storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artist | Paul Gauguin ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | sackcloth ⓘ |
| collection | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ⓘ |
| colorPalette | vivid colors ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | none (painted on Gauguin's own initiative) ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1898 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Paul Gauguin ⓘ |
| creatorCountry | France ⓘ |
| depictionLocation | Tahiti ⓘ |
| depicts |
Polynesian landscape
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Tahitian figures ⓘ adulthood ⓘ existential questions ⓘ infancy ⓘ old age ⓘ stages of human life ⓘ |
| genre | symbolist painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
crouching figure picking fruit
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group of women with child ⓘ idol-like blue figure ⓘ old woman at right ⓘ |
| height | 139.1 cm ⓘ |
| inception | 1897 ⓘ |
| inscription | the title painted in the upper left corner ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| location | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | Tahiti ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
human existence
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life and death ⓘ meaning of life ⓘ origin of humanity ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Post-Impressionism
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Symbolism ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?
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surface form:
D'où venons-nous ? Que sommes-nous ? Où allons-nous ?
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| significance |
considered one of Gauguin's masterpieces
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major work of Post-Impressionism ⓘ |
| style |
decorative outlines
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dreamlike composition ⓘ flattened forms ⓘ |
| surface | burlap ⓘ |
| theme |
colonial encounter
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primitivism in art ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| width | 374.6 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Description of subject: "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?" is a monumental late-19th-century painting by Paul Gauguin that symbolically explores the stages of human life and existential questions through a vivid, dreamlike Tahitian scene.
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Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?
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D'où venons-nous ? Que sommes-nous ? Où allons-nous ?
Gauguin's Tahitian period
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producedWork
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