Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare
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Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare is a famous black-and-white photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson capturing a man mid-leap over a puddle behind Paris’s Gare Saint-Lazare, often cited as a quintessential example of the “decisive moment” in street photography.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare canonical | 1 |
| Derrière la Gare Saint-Lazare | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1977691 — 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: Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare Context triple: [Henri Cartier-Bresson, notableWork, Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare]
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A.
Le Ventre de Paris
Le Ventre de Paris is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that vividly portrays life around Paris’s central market, Les Halles, while exploring themes of social conflict, hunger, and abundance.
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B.
The Gare Saint-Lazare
The Gare Saint-Lazare is a famous 1877 painting by Claude Monet that depicts the bustling interior of Paris’s Saint-Lazare railway station, celebrated as a key work of French Impressionism.
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C.
The Bridge at Courbevoie
The Bridge at Courbevoie is an 1886–87 Post-Impressionist oil painting by Georges Seurat that depicts a tranquil riverside scene near Paris using his pioneering pointillist technique.
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D.
La Promenade
La Promenade is an Impressionist painting by Claude Monet depicting a woman with a parasol standing in a breezy, sunlit landscape.
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E.
City of Light
City of Light is a famous nickname for Paris, highlighting its historic role as a center of art, culture, and enlightenment.
- 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: Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare Target entity description: Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare is a famous black-and-white photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson capturing a man mid-leap over a puddle behind Paris’s Gare Saint-Lazare, often cited as a quintessential example of the “decisive moment” in street photography.
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A.
Le Ventre de Paris
Le Ventre de Paris is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that vividly portrays life around Paris’s central market, Les Halles, while exploring themes of social conflict, hunger, and abundance.
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B.
The Gare Saint-Lazare
The Gare Saint-Lazare is a famous 1877 painting by Claude Monet that depicts the bustling interior of Paris’s Saint-Lazare railway station, celebrated as a key work of French Impressionism.
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C.
The Bridge at Courbevoie
The Bridge at Courbevoie is an 1886–87 Post-Impressionist oil painting by Georges Seurat that depicts a tranquil riverside scene near Paris using his pioneering pointillist technique.
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D.
La Promenade
La Promenade is an Impressionist painting by Claude Monet depicting a woman with a parasol standing in a breezy, sunlit landscape.
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E.
City of Light
City of Light is a famous nickname for Paris, highlighting its historic role as a center of art, culture, and enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
black-and-white photograph
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photograph ⓘ street photograph ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare
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surface form:
Derrière la Gare Saint-Lazare
|
| artForm | photography ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder |
Henri Cartier-Bresson
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surface form:
Henri Cartier-Bresson or his estate
|
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ |
| depicts |
fence
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man jumping over a puddle ⓘ poster of a dancer ⓘ railway station environment ⓘ reflection in water ⓘ |
| followsPhotographicConcept | decisive moment ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary photography
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photojournalism ⓘ street photography ⓘ |
| hasBeenExhibitedAt | major photography museums ⓘ |
| hasBeenReproducedIn |
exhibition catalogues
ⓘ
photography books ⓘ |
| hasColor | black and white ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later generations of street photographers ⓘ |
| hasMood |
dynamic
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spontaneous ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | side view of the jump ⓘ |
| hasSetting | outdoor urban environment ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
anonymous man
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motion ⓘ railway station ⓘ reflection ⓘ urban scene ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
iconic image of 20th-century photography
ⓘ
quintessential example of the decisive moment ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| locationDepicted |
France
ⓘ
The Gare Saint-Lazare ⓘ
surface form:
Gare Saint-Lazare
Paris ⓘ |
| movement |
humanist photography
ⓘ
modern photography ⓘ |
| notableFor |
geometric composition
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influence on street photography ⓘ timing of the captured leap ⓘ use of reflection as visual echo ⓘ |
| partOf | oeuvre of Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ |
| photographer | Henri Cartier-Bresson ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art historical analysis
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critical essays on the decisive moment ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare Description of subject: Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare is a famous black-and-white photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson capturing a man mid-leap over a puddle behind Paris’s Gare Saint-Lazare, often cited as a quintessential example of the “decisive moment” in street photography.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Derrière la Gare Saint-Lazare