Salon of 1850–1851
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The Salon of 1850–1851 was the official Paris art exhibition where many pivotal mid-19th-century works, including major Realist paintings, were first publicly shown and debated.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Salon of 1850–1851 Context triple: [A Burial at Ornans, exhibitionHistory, Salon of 1850–1851]
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Salon of 1808
The Salon of 1808 was a major Parisian art exhibition under Napoleon’s rule, notable for showcasing grand Neoclassical works that promoted the image and ideology of the French Empire.
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Salon of 1863
The Salon of 1863 was a landmark French art exhibition, known for the controversial "Salon des Refusés" that showcased rejected works like Manet’s "Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe" and helped spark the rise of modern art.
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Salon of 1814
The Salon of 1814 was a major Parisian art exhibition held during the late Napoleonic era, showcasing contemporary French painting and sculpture to the public and the Academy.
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Salon of 1865
The Salon of 1865 was a pivotal Paris art exhibition remembered for debuting Édouard Manet’s controversial works and intensifying the clash between academic tradition and emerging modernist painting.
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Salon of 1819
The Salon of 1819 was the official Paris art exhibition where Théodore Géricault’s controversial masterpiece "The Raft of the Medusa" was first publicly displayed, marking a pivotal moment in French Romantic art.
- 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: Salon of 1850–1851 Target entity description: The Salon of 1850–1851 was the official Paris art exhibition where many pivotal mid-19th-century works, including major Realist paintings, were first publicly shown and debated.
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A.
Salon of 1808
The Salon of 1808 was a major Parisian art exhibition under Napoleon’s rule, notable for showcasing grand Neoclassical works that promoted the image and ideology of the French Empire.
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B.
Salon of 1863
The Salon of 1863 was a landmark French art exhibition, known for the controversial "Salon des Refusés" that showcased rejected works like Manet’s "Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe" and helped spark the rise of modern art.
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C.
Salon of 1814
The Salon of 1814 was a major Parisian art exhibition held during the late Napoleonic era, showcasing contemporary French painting and sculpture to the public and the Academy.
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D.
Salon of 1865
The Salon of 1865 was a pivotal Paris art exhibition remembered for debuting Édouard Manet’s controversial works and intensifying the clash between academic tradition and emerging modernist painting.
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E.
Salon of 1819
The Salon of 1819 was the official Paris art exhibition where Théodore Géricault’s controversial masterpiece "The Raft of the Medusa" was first publicly displayed, marking a pivotal moment in French Romantic art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
19th-century art event
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Paris Salon ⓘ art exhibition ⓘ |
| artMovementContext |
French Realist movement
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surface form:
Realism in France
academic art ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| criticReception |
attacked as vulgar and anti-ideal by conservative critics
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divided critical opinion ⓘ highly controversial ⓘ praised for truth to nature by some critics ⓘ |
| endTime | 1851 ⓘ |
| exhibitedArtist |
Ary Scheffer
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Gustave Courbet ⓘ Hippolyte Flandrin NERFINISHED ⓘ Honoré Daumier ⓘ Jean-François Millet ⓘ Jean-Léon Gérôme ⓘ Thomas Couture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitedWork |
A Burial at Ornans
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Peasants of Flagey Returning from the Fair ⓘ The Stone Breakers ⓘ |
| exhibitionType | juried art salon ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
Realism
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genre painting ⓘ history painting ⓘ landscape painting ⓘ portrait painting ⓘ |
| impactOnArtist |
consolidated Gustave Courbet’s reputation as a leading Realist
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helped define the public image of Realist painters ⓘ |
| institutionalRole | official exhibition of the French Academy system ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| location | Paris ⓘ |
| organizer |
French Académie des Beaux-Arts
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surface form:
Académie des Beaux-Arts
French state-sponsored art system ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Paris Salon ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
French Second Republic
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surface form:
Second French Republic
post-1848 revolutionary period ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | rise of avant-garde art in France ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | jury-selected ⓘ |
| significance |
challenged academic hierarchies of subject matter and style
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important turning point in 19th-century French art ⓘ major public debut of French Realist painting ⓘ site of intense critical debate about Realism ⓘ |
| startTime | 1850 ⓘ |
| subjectMatterTrend |
contemporary rural life
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large-scale depictions of ordinary people ⓘ working-class subjects ⓘ |
| temporalContext | mid-19th century ⓘ |
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