Charles-Louis Clérisseau
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Charles-Louis Clérisseau was an 18th-century French architect, painter, and antiquarian known for his influential neoclassical designs and depictions of ancient Roman architecture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles-Louis Clérisseau canonical | 3 |
| Clérisseau | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2443894 — 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: Charles-Louis Clérisseau Context triple: [Virginia State Capitol, designer, Charles-Louis Clérisseau]
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A.
Joseph-Marie Vien
Joseph-Marie Vien was an 18th-century French painter and influential early Neoclassicist who helped shape the transition from Rococo to Neoclassical art and trained major artists of the next generation.
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B.
Maurice Quentin de La Tour
Maurice Quentin de La Tour was an 18th-century French Rococo portraitist renowned for his masterful pastel depictions of prominent figures such as Voltaire and Louis XV.
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C.
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Jean-Baptiste Oudry was an 18th-century French painter and engraver renowned for his animal scenes, hunting still lifes, and illustrations for La Fontaine’s Fables.
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D.
Hubert Robert
Hubert Robert was an 18th-century French painter and draughtsman renowned for his romantic landscapes and imaginative architectural ruins, earning him the nickname "Robert des Ruines."
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E.
Nicolas de Largillière
Nicolas de Largillière was a prominent French Baroque portrait painter renowned for his richly detailed and elegant depictions of aristocrats and notable figures of his time.
- 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: Charles-Louis Clérisseau Target entity description: Charles-Louis Clérisseau was an 18th-century French architect, painter, and antiquarian known for his influential neoclassical designs and depictions of ancient Roman architecture.
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A.
Joseph-Marie Vien
Joseph-Marie Vien was an 18th-century French painter and influential early Neoclassicist who helped shape the transition from Rococo to Neoclassical art and trained major artists of the next generation.
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B.
Maurice Quentin de La Tour
Maurice Quentin de La Tour was an 18th-century French Rococo portraitist renowned for his masterful pastel depictions of prominent figures such as Voltaire and Louis XV.
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C.
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Jean-Baptiste Oudry was an 18th-century French painter and engraver renowned for his animal scenes, hunting still lifes, and illustrations for La Fontaine’s Fables.
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D.
Hubert Robert
Hubert Robert was an 18th-century French painter and draughtsman renowned for his romantic landscapes and imaginative architectural ruins, earning him the nickname "Robert des Ruines."
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E.
Nicolas de Largillière
Nicolas de Largillière was a prominent French Baroque portrait painter renowned for his richly detailed and elegant depictions of aristocrats and notable figures of his time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French neoclassical architect
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antiquarian ⓘ architect ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | neoclassical ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Académie royale d’architecture
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French Academy in Rome ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName |
Charles-Louis Clérisseau
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Clérisseau
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| fieldOfWork |
antiquarianism
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architecture ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| genre |
architectural painting
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capriccio ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles-Louis ⓘ |
| influenced |
Thomas Jefferson
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neoclassical architecture in France ⓘ neoclassical architecture in Russia ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
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Giovanni Paolo Panini ⓘ ancient Roman architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| name | Charles-Louis Clérisseau self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
archaeologically informed reconstructions of ancient buildings
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depictions of ancient Roman architecture ⓘ influential neoclassical designs ⓘ |
| notableWork |
architectural capricci of Roman ruins
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designs for the Virginia State Capitol ⓘ drawings of the Maison Carrée at Nîmes ⓘ interior designs for Catherine the Great ⓘ |
| occupation |
antiquarian
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architect ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| patron |
Catherine II of Russia
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Thomas Jefferson ⓘ various European aristocrats ⓘ |
| specialization |
ancient Roman ruins
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architectural ornament ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Germain Boffrand
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Giovanni Paolo Panini ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Paris
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Rome ⓘ St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles-Louis Clérisseau Description of subject: Charles-Louis Clérisseau was an 18th-century French architect, painter, and antiquarian known for his influential neoclassical designs and depictions of ancient Roman architecture.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Clérisseau