Pillars of Society
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"Pillars of Society" is a satirical 1926 painting by German artist George Grosz that harshly criticizes the hypocrisy and corruption of Weimar-era political and social elites.
All labels observed (1)
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| Pillars of Society canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3497668 — 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: Pillars of Society Context triple: [George Grosz, notableWork, Pillars of Society]
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A.
The Leisure Class
The Leisure Class is a dark comedy film about a con artist infiltrating a wealthy family, produced by Pearl Street Films and developed from an HBO Project Greenlight season.
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B.
Kings Row
Kings Row is a 1942 American drama film set in a small Midwestern town, known for its dark exploration of social hypocrisy and psychological trauma.
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C.
The Good Society
The Good Society is a 1937 political and social philosophy book by Walter Lippmann that critiques both laissez-faire capitalism and collectivist planning while arguing for a liberal, rule-of-law–based order.
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D.
The Good Society
The Good Society is a sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores how modern democratic institutions and civic life can be reoriented toward shared moral values and the common good.
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E.
Études de mœurs
Études de mœurs is a major section of Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine that groups together works depicting the manners, morals, and social behaviors of French society in the 19th century.
- 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: Pillars of Society Target entity description: "Pillars of Society" is a satirical 1926 painting by German artist George Grosz that harshly criticizes the hypocrisy and corruption of Weimar-era political and social elites.
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A.
The Leisure Class
The Leisure Class is a dark comedy film about a con artist infiltrating a wealthy family, produced by Pearl Street Films and developed from an HBO Project Greenlight season.
-
B.
Kings Row
Kings Row is a 1942 American drama film set in a small Midwestern town, known for its dark exploration of social hypocrisy and psychological trauma.
-
C.
The Good Society
The Good Society is a sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores how modern democratic institutions and civic life can be reoriented toward shared moral values and the common good.
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D.
The Good Society
The Good Society is a 1937 political and social philosophy book by Walter Lippmann that critiques both laissez-faire capitalism and collectivist planning while arguing for a liberal, rule-of-law–based order.
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E.
Études de mœurs
Études de mœurs is a major section of Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine that groups together works depicting the manners, morals, and social behaviors of French society in the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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satirical painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator |
George Grosz
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surface form:
Georg Ehrenfried Grosz
George Grosz ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | German ⓘ |
| depicts |
German social elites
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Weimar Republic political elites ⓘ beer hall atmosphere ⓘ beer-swilling nationalist ⓘ bloodied sword ⓘ bourgeois politicians ⓘ burning buildings ⓘ burning cityscape ⓘ chaotic street scene ⓘ clergy ⓘ cleric with cross ⓘ corruption ⓘ head wounds ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ journalists ⓘ militarism ⓘ nationalism ⓘ newspaper with nationalist slogans ⓘ swastika armband ⓘ top-hatted politician ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| genre |
political satire
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social satire ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
New Objectivity realism
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caricatural ⓘ expressionist elements ⓘ |
| inception | 1926 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
critique of Weimar-era elites
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critique of bourgeois complacency ⓘ critique of fascist tendencies ⓘ |
| movement | New Objectivity ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Pillars of Society
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surface form:
Stützen der Gesellschaft
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| originalTitleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | George Grosz’s political works ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-fascism
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anti-militarism ⓘ class hypocrisy ⓘ critique of nationalism ⓘ critique of the press ⓘ moral decay ⓘ |
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Subject: Pillars of Society Description of subject: "Pillars of Society" is a satirical 1926 painting by German artist George Grosz that harshly criticizes the hypocrisy and corruption of Weimar-era political and social elites.
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