Natural History
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Natural History is a renowned series of artworks by Damien Hirst featuring animals preserved in formaldehyde-filled vitrines that explore themes of life, death, and mortality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Natural History canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1697437 — 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: Natural History Context triple: [Damien Hirst, notableSeries, Natural History]
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A.
A First Lesson in Natural History
A First Lesson in Natural History is a 19th-century introductory science book that presents basic concepts of natural history in an accessible, educational format for young readers.
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B.
World Nature
World Nature is a themed land at EPCOT in Walt Disney World focused on the natural world, environmental stewardship, and attractions centered around water, land, and conservation.
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C.
History of Animals
History of Animals is an influential zoological treatise by Aristotle that systematically examines the anatomy, behavior, and classification of animals in one of the earliest scientific studies of living creatures.
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D.
The Concept of Nature
The Concept of Nature is a 1920 philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that analyzes the relationship between nature, perception, and scientific description, laying groundwork for his later process philosophy.
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E.
Nature
Nature is an 1836 essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that laid the foundations of American Transcendentalism by exploring the spiritual and philosophical relationship between humans and the natural world.
- 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: Natural History Target entity description: Natural History is a renowned series of artworks by Damien Hirst featuring animals preserved in formaldehyde-filled vitrines that explore themes of life, death, and mortality.
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A.
A First Lesson in Natural History
A First Lesson in Natural History is a 19th-century introductory science book that presents basic concepts of natural history in an accessible, educational format for young readers.
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B.
World Nature
World Nature is a themed land at EPCOT in Walt Disney World focused on the natural world, environmental stewardship, and attractions centered around water, land, and conservation.
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C.
History of Animals
History of Animals is an influential zoological treatise by Aristotle that systematically examines the anatomy, behavior, and classification of animals in one of the earliest scientific studies of living creatures.
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D.
The Concept of Nature
The Concept of Nature is a 1920 philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that analyzes the relationship between nature, perception, and scientific description, laying groundwork for his later process philosophy.
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E.
Nature
Nature is an 1836 essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that laid the foundations of American Transcendentalism by exploring the spiritual and philosophical relationship between humans and the natural world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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artwork ⓘ artwork ⓘ artwork ⓘ artwork series ⓘ contemporary art ⓘ |
| artForm | sculptural installation ⓘ |
| artist | Damien Hirst ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Damien Hirst
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Damien Hirst ⓘ Damien Hirst ⓘ Damien Hirst ⓘ Damien Hirst ⓘ |
| depicts |
cow and calf
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sheep ⓘ tiger shark ⓘ |
| exhibitionVenue |
Gagosian Gallery
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Tate Modern ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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installation art ⓘ |
| includesWork |
Away from the Flock
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Mother and Child (Divided) ⓘ Some Comfort Gained from the Acceptance of the Inherent Lies in Everything ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
formaldehyde
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glass ⓘ steel ⓘ taxidermied animals ⓘ |
| medium |
animals preserved in formaldehyde
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cow and calf in formaldehyde ⓘ glass vitrines ⓘ sheep in formaldehyde ⓘ steel vitrines ⓘ tiger shark in formaldehyde ⓘ |
| movement | Young British Artists ⓘ |
| notableWorkInSeries | The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Natural History
self-linksurface differs
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Natural History self-linksurface differs ⓘ Natural History ⓘ Natural History ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
death
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life ⓘ mortality ⓘ preservation of the body ⓘ religion ⓘ science ⓘ |
| theme |
confrontation with death
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fragility of life ⓘ intersection of art and science ⓘ museum display aesthetics ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | suspension of animals in liquid ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Natural History Description of subject: Natural History is a renowned series of artworks by Damien Hirst featuring animals preserved in formaldehyde-filled vitrines that explore themes of life, death, and mortality.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
subject surface form:
Mother and Child (Divided)