Illustrations to Homer’s Odyssey
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Illustrations to Homer’s Odyssey is a celebrated series of neoclassical outline engravings by John Flaxman that visually interpret scenes from Homer’s epic poem.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Illustrations to Homer’s Odyssey canonical | 2 |
| Flaxman’s Homer illustrations | 1 |
| Illustrations to Homer’s Odyssey (John Flaxman) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3118762 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illustrations to Homer’s Odyssey Context triple: [John Flaxman, notableWork, Illustrations to Homer’s Odyssey]
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A.
Illustrations to Homer’s Iliad
Illustrations to Homer’s Iliad is a celebrated series of neoclassical outline engravings by John Flaxman that visually interpret and accompany Homer’s epic poem the Iliad.
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B.
The Apotheosis of Homer
The Apotheosis of Homer is a neoclassical painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres that idealizes the ancient Greek poet Homer enthroned and venerated by great figures from art and literature.
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C.
Illustrations to Dante’s Divine Comedy
Illustrations to Dante’s Divine Comedy is a celebrated series of neoclassical outline engravings by John Flaxman depicting scenes from Dante Alighieri’s epic poem.
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D.
Homer's Odyssey
Homer's Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer that recounts the long, perilous journey of the hero Odysseus as he attempts to return home from the Trojan War.
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E.
Prolegomena ad Homerum
Prolegomena ad Homerum is Friedrich August Wolf’s groundbreaking 1795 philological study that challenged the traditional view of Homeric authorship and helped found modern classical scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illustrations to Homer’s Odyssey Target entity description: Illustrations to Homer’s Odyssey is a celebrated series of neoclassical outline engravings by John Flaxman that visually interpret scenes from Homer’s epic poem.
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A.
Illustrations to Homer’s Iliad
Illustrations to Homer’s Iliad is a celebrated series of neoclassical outline engravings by John Flaxman that visually interpret and accompany Homer’s epic poem the Iliad.
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B.
The Apotheosis of Homer
The Apotheosis of Homer is a neoclassical painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres that idealizes the ancient Greek poet Homer enthroned and venerated by great figures from art and literature.
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C.
Illustrations to Dante’s Divine Comedy
Illustrations to Dante’s Divine Comedy is a celebrated series of neoclassical outline engravings by John Flaxman depicting scenes from Dante Alighieri’s epic poem.
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D.
Homer's Odyssey
Homer's Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer that recounts the long, perilous journey of the hero Odysseus as he attempts to return home from the Trojan War.
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E.
Prolegomena ad Homerum
Prolegomena ad Homerum is Friedrich August Wolf’s groundbreaking 1795 philological study that challenged the traditional view of Homeric authorship and helped found modern classical scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book illustration series
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print series ⓘ |
| artForm | engraving ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Neoclassicism
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surface form:
Neoclassical art
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| artStyle | linear outline style ⓘ |
| author | John Flaxman ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Homer
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Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
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| circaNumberOfPlates | approximately 34 plates ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | John Flaxman ⓘ |
| depicts |
Greek mythology
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Odysseus ⓘ scenes from the Odyssey ⓘ |
| describedAs | celebrated series of neoclassical outline engravings ⓘ |
| distribution | widely circulated in Europe ⓘ |
| follows | Illustrations to Homer’s Iliad ⓘ |
| genre | neoclassicism ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
later English editions
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later French editions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
plate of Odysseus and Nausicaa
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plate of Odysseus and Polyphemus ⓘ plate of Odysseus and the Sirens ⓘ plate of Odysseus in the Underworld ⓘ |
| illustrator | John Flaxman ⓘ |
| inception | 1793 ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century book illustration
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European neoclassical design ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
ancient Greek sculpture
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classical Greek vase painting ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | engraving on paper ⓘ |
| movementContext | late 18th-century neoclassicism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classical restraint
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economy of line ⓘ influential visual interpretation of Homer’s Odyssey ⓘ |
| partOf |
Illustrations to Homer’s Odyssey
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Flaxman’s Homer illustrations
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| placeOfPublication | Rome ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1793 ⓘ |
| publisher | Tommaso Piroli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductionType | print ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
epic poetry
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heroic journey ⓘ |
| technique | outline engraving ⓘ |
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Subject: Illustrations to Homer’s Odyssey Description of subject: Illustrations to Homer’s Odyssey is a celebrated series of neoclassical outline engravings by John Flaxman that visually interpret scenes from Homer’s epic poem.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Illustrations to Homer’s Odyssey (John Flaxman)
Illustrations to Homer’s Odyssey
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partOf
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Illustrations to Homer’s Odyssey
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Flaxman’s Homer illustrations