Prisoners from the Front
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Prisoners from the Front is an 1866 Civil War painting by American artist Winslow Homer that depicts a Union officer confronting captured Confederate soldiers, noted for its psychological tension and realism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prisoners from the Front canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T235534 — 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: Prisoners from the Front Context triple: [Winslow Homer, notableWork, Prisoners from the Front]
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A.
Armed Freedom
Armed Freedom is the bronze allegorical statue of a helmeted female figure representing liberty that crowns the dome of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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B.
The General in His Labyrinth
The General in His Labyrinth is a historical novel by Gabriel García Márquez that fictionalizes the final journey and inner turmoil of Latin American liberator Simón Bolívar.
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C.
The Night of the Generals
The Night of the Generals is a 1967 World War II crime thriller film that blends military drama with a murder mystery centered on a psychopathic Nazi general.
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D.
The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
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E.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
- 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: Prisoners from the Front Target entity description: Prisoners from the Front is an 1866 Civil War painting by American artist Winslow Homer that depicts a Union officer confronting captured Confederate soldiers, noted for its psychological tension and realism.
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A.
Armed Freedom
Armed Freedom is the bronze allegorical statue of a helmeted female figure representing liberty that crowns the dome of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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B.
The General in His Labyrinth
The General in His Labyrinth is a historical novel by Gabriel García Márquez that fictionalizes the final journey and inner turmoil of Latin American liberator Simón Bolívar.
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C.
The Night of the Generals
The Night of the Generals is a 1967 World War II crime thriller film that blends military drama with a murder mystery centered on a psychopathic Nazi general.
-
D.
The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
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E.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history painting
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painting ⓘ |
| appliesToPart | canvas ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | post–Civil War American painting ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinArtistOeuvre | early major masterpiece of Winslow Homer ⓘ |
| collection |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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surface form:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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| colorPalette | naturalistic tones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Winslow Homer ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depicts |
American Civil War
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Confederate prisoners of war ⓘ Union Army officer ⓘ Union officer modeled on a real Union general ⓘ Union victory context ⓘ battlefield landscape ⓘ captured Confederate officers ⓘ contrast between victors and vanquished ⓘ post-battle encounter ⓘ psychological confrontation ⓘ tension between North and South ⓘ |
| exhibitionHistory | exhibited in the United States in the late 1860s ⓘ |
| genre | Civil War art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Union soldiers in background
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group of three Confederate prisoners at right ⓘ open battlefield setting ⓘ standing Union officer at left ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Prisoners from the Front self-link ⓘ |
| inception | 1866 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Winslow Homer’s experiences as a Civil War illustrator ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| location |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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surface form:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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| mainSubject | Union officer confronting Confederate prisoners ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Realism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
balanced composition
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detailed military uniforms ⓘ psychological tension ⓘ realistic depiction of soldiers ⓘ subtle characterization of individuals ⓘ |
| portrays | Union Brigadier General Francis Channing Barlow ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
American Civil War
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surface form:
United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865
military officers ⓘ war prisoners ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prisoners from the Front Description of subject: Prisoners from the Front is an 1866 Civil War painting by American artist Winslow Homer that depicts a Union officer confronting captured Confederate soldiers, noted for its psychological tension and realism.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.