Maman by Louise Bourgeois
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Maman by Louise Bourgeois is a monumental bronze spider sculpture renowned for its towering scale and evocative exploration of themes of motherhood, protection, and vulnerability.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maman by Louise Bourgeois canonical | 2 |
| Spider series by Louise Bourgeois | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1071519 — 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: Maman by Louise Bourgeois Context triple: [National Gallery of Canada, hasNotableWork, Maman by Louise Bourgeois]
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A.
The Dance by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
"The Dance" by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux is a celebrated 19th-century sculptural group originally created for the façade of the Paris Opéra, renowned for its dynamic, sensual depiction of dancing figures and its scandalous reception.
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B.
Matisse’s “Music”
Matisse’s “Music” is a large early 20th-century Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse that depicts simplified, vividly colored figures engaged in musical performance.
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C.
Matisse’s “The Dance”
Matisse’s “The Dance” is a landmark early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse, celebrated for its bold colors and dynamic depiction of five dancing figures in a circular composition.
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D.
Portrait of Madame Matisse (The Green Line)
Portrait of Madame Matisse (The Green Line) is a landmark Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse, celebrated for its bold use of non-naturalistic color and the striking green line dividing the subject’s face.
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E.
The Painter's Studio
The Painter's Studio is a large, allegorical 1855 oil painting by Gustave Courbet that presents a symbolic panorama of mid-19th-century French society gathered around the artist at work.
- 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: Maman by Louise Bourgeois Target entity description: Maman by Louise Bourgeois is a monumental bronze spider sculpture renowned for its towering scale and evocative exploration of themes of motherhood, protection, and vulnerability.
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A.
The Dance by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
"The Dance" by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux is a celebrated 19th-century sculptural group originally created for the façade of the Paris Opéra, renowned for its dynamic, sensual depiction of dancing figures and its scandalous reception.
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B.
Matisse’s “Music”
Matisse’s “Music” is a large early 20th-century Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse that depicts simplified, vividly colored figures engaged in musical performance.
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C.
Matisse’s “The Dance”
Matisse’s “The Dance” is a landmark early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse, celebrated for its bold colors and dynamic depiction of five dancing figures in a circular composition.
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D.
Portrait of Madame Matisse (The Green Line)
Portrait of Madame Matisse (The Green Line) is a landmark Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse, celebrated for its bold use of non-naturalistic color and the striking green line dividing the subject’s face.
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E.
The Painter's Studio
The Painter's Studio is a large, allegorical 1855 oil painting by Gustave Courbet that presents a symbolic panorama of mid-19th-century French society gathered around the artist at work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public artwork
ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm |
installation art
ⓘ
outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| artist | Louise Bourgeois ⓘ |
| artworkSeries |
Maman by Louise Bourgeois
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Spider series by Louise Bourgeois
|
| color | dark brown ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Louise Bourgeois ⓘ |
| depicts | spider ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
ⓘ
Mori Art Museum ⓘ
surface form:
Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
National Gallery of Canada ⓘ
surface form:
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Qatar Museums Authority ⓘ
surface form:
Qatar Museums, Doha
Roppongi Hills ⓘ
surface form:
Roppongi Hills, Tokyo
Tate Modern ⓘ
surface form:
Tate Modern, London
|
| fabricationTechnique | casting ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasEdition | multiple large-scale casts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
egg sac
ⓘ
spider legs ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 30 feet
ⓘ
approximately 9 meters ⓘ |
| inception | 1999 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Louise Bourgeois’s mother ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstExhibition |
Tate Modern
ⓘ
surface form:
Tate Modern, London
|
| mainSubject | spider ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
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marble ⓘ stainless steel ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary sculpture
ⓘ
modern art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocative exploration of motherhood
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monumental scale ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Louise Bourgeois ⓘ |
| numberOfLegsDepicted | 8 ⓘ |
| owner | various public and private collections ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
fragility
ⓘ
maternal protection ⓘ strength ⓘ |
| theme |
anxiety
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family ⓘ memory ⓘ motherhood ⓘ protection ⓘ vulnerability ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | “Mother” in French ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Maman by Louise Bourgeois Description of subject: Maman by Louise Bourgeois is a monumental bronze spider sculpture renowned for its towering scale and evocative exploration of themes of motherhood, protection, and vulnerability.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Maman
this entity surface form:
Spider series by Louise Bourgeois