Pilgrimage to Cythera
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Pilgrimage to Cythera is a celebrated early 18th-century painting by Antoine Watteau that epitomizes the Rococo style with its elegant, dreamlike depiction of lovers journeying to the mythical island of Cythera.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Embarkation for Cythera | 1 |
| Pilgrimage to Cythera canonical | 1 |
| The Embarkation for Cythera | 1 |
| departure for Cythera | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pilgrimage to Cythera Context triple: [Antoine Watteau, notableWork, Pilgrimage to Cythera]
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A.
Queen of Ithaca
Queen of Ithaca is the royal title held by Penelope, renowned in Greek mythology for her loyalty and cleverness during Odysseus’s long absence.
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B.
Elis in the Peloponnese
Elis in the Peloponnese is an ancient Greek region in western Peloponnese, best known as the homeland of the Olympic Games at Olympia.
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C.
Entimos of Crete
Entimos of Crete was an ancient Cretan founder and colonizer traditionally credited with establishing the Greek city of Gela in Sicily.
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D.
Argonautica
Argonautica is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Apollonius of Rhodes, that recounts Jason and the Argonauts’ quest for the Golden Fleece.
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E.
King of Ithaca
The King of Ithaca is the legendary Greek monarch best known as Odysseus, the cunning hero of Homer’s Odyssey and leader of the island kingdom of Ithaca.
- 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: Pilgrimage to Cythera Target entity description: Pilgrimage to Cythera is a celebrated early 18th-century painting by Antoine Watteau that epitomizes the Rococo style with its elegant, dreamlike depiction of lovers journeying to the mythical island of Cythera.
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A.
Queen of Ithaca
Queen of Ithaca is the royal title held by Penelope, renowned in Greek mythology for her loyalty and cleverness during Odysseus’s long absence.
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B.
Elis in the Peloponnese
Elis in the Peloponnese is an ancient Greek region in western Peloponnese, best known as the homeland of the Olympic Games at Olympia.
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C.
Entimos of Crete
Entimos of Crete was an ancient Cretan founder and colonizer traditionally credited with establishing the Greek city of Gela in Sicily.
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D.
Argonautica
Argonautica is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Apollonius of Rhodes, that recounts Jason and the Argonauts’ quest for the Golden Fleece.
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E.
King of Ithaca
The King of Ithaca is the legendary Greek monarch best known as Odysseus, the cunning hero of Homer’s Odyssey and leader of the island kingdom of Ithaca.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rococo painting
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painting ⓘ |
| appliedOn | canvas ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
key work of early Rococo
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paradigmatic example of fête galante ⓘ |
| collection | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| colorPalette | soft pastel tones ⓘ |
| compositionCharacteristic |
dreamlike atmosphere
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elegant figures in a park-like setting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Antoine Watteau ⓘ |
| depicts |
figures moving from foreground to background
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journey to Cythera ⓘ lovers ⓘ mythical island of Cythera ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
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surface form:
Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture
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| exhibitionOrPublication | Salon of 1717 ⓘ |
| genre | fête galante ⓘ |
| hasPart |
boat
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elegantly dressed couples ⓘ pastoral landscape ⓘ statue of Venus ⓘ |
| inception | 1717 ⓘ |
| influenced |
French Rococo artists
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Rococo painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baroque
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surface form:
Baroque art
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| inspiredBy |
Aphrodite
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Cythera ⓘ
surface form:
island of Cythera
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| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Paris ⓘ |
| locatedInTheCountry | France ⓘ |
| location | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
courtship
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love ⓘ mythology ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Rococo ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Antoine Watteau ⓘ |
| period | early 18th century ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
delicate handling of light and color
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graceful, fluid brushwork ⓘ light, playful mood ⓘ |
| theme |
departure for an island of love
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transience of love ⓘ |
| titleInFrench |
L’Embarquement pour Cythère
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surface form:
"L’Embarquement pour Cythère"
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Subject: Pilgrimage to Cythera Description of subject: Pilgrimage to Cythera is a celebrated early 18th-century painting by Antoine Watteau that epitomizes the Rococo style with its elegant, dreamlike depiction of lovers journeying to the mythical island of Cythera.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Embarkation for Cythera
this entity surface form:
The Embarkation for Cythera
this entity surface form:
departure for Cythera