Cathedral (Bauhaus manifesto woodcut)
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"Cathedral (Bauhaus manifesto woodcut)" is a 1919 expressionist woodcut by Lyonel Feininger that became the iconic cover image and visual symbol of the early Bauhaus movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cathedral (Bauhaus manifesto woodcut) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3660200 — 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: Cathedral (Bauhaus manifesto woodcut) Context triple: [Lyonel Feininger, notableWork, Cathedral (Bauhaus manifesto woodcut)]
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Bauhaus exhibition designs
Bauhaus exhibition designs are a series of influential modernist display and information environments created by Herbert Bayer that exemplify the Bauhaus approach to integrated graphic, spatial, and typographic design.
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B.
Merzbau
Merzbau is an influential, evolving sculptural and architectural installation by Kurt Schwitters that exemplifies the experimental, collage-based aesthetics of the Dada movement.
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C.
Apocalypse woodcuts
Apocalypse woodcuts is a celebrated series of late 15th-century woodcut prints by Albrecht Dürer depicting dramatic scenes from the biblical Book of Revelation.
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D.
Metropolis (triptych)
Metropolis (triptych) is a famous three-panel painting by German artist Otto Dix that vividly portrays the decadence, trauma, and social tensions of Weimar-era urban life after World War I.
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E.
Bauhaus Weimar
Bauhaus Weimar was the original campus of the influential Bauhaus art, design, and architecture school founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany in 1919.
- 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: Cathedral (Bauhaus manifesto woodcut) Target entity description: "Cathedral (Bauhaus manifesto woodcut)" is a 1919 expressionist woodcut by Lyonel Feininger that became the iconic cover image and visual symbol of the early Bauhaus movement.
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A.
Bauhaus exhibition designs
Bauhaus exhibition designs are a series of influential modernist display and information environments created by Herbert Bayer that exemplify the Bauhaus approach to integrated graphic, spatial, and typographic design.
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B.
Merzbau
Merzbau is an influential, evolving sculptural and architectural installation by Kurt Schwitters that exemplifies the experimental, collage-based aesthetics of the Dada movement.
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C.
Apocalypse woodcuts
Apocalypse woodcuts is a celebrated series of late 15th-century woodcut prints by Albrecht Dürer depicting dramatic scenes from the biblical Book of Revelation.
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D.
Metropolis (triptych)
Metropolis (triptych) is a famous three-panel painting by German artist Otto Dix that vividly portrays the decadence, trauma, and social tensions of Weimar-era urban life after World War I.
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E.
Bauhaus Weimar
Bauhaus Weimar was the original campus of the influential Bauhaus art, design, and architecture school founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany in 1919.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expressionist artwork
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print ⓘ woodcut ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
German Expressionists
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surface form:
German Expressionism
woodcut printmaking ⓘ |
| associatedDiscipline |
architecture
ⓘ
fine art ⓘ graphic design ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution |
Bauhaus school of design
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surface form:
Staatliches Bauhaus
|
| associatedWith |
Bauhaus Weimar
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surface form:
Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar
Walter Gropius ⓘ |
| colorScheme | black and white ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Walter Gropius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Lyonel Feininger ⓘ |
| depicts |
Gothic architecture
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cathedral ⓘ radiating light ⓘ spires ⓘ stained-glass-like forms ⓘ |
| function | visual symbol of the early Bauhaus movement ⓘ |
| genre | architectural art ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| iconicFor |
Bauhaus manifesto
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early Bauhaus identity ⓘ |
| inception | 1919 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstPublication | Weimar ⓘ |
| medium | ink on paper ⓘ |
| movement |
Bauhaus
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Expressionism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining spiritual and architectural imagery
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serving as emblem of early Bauhaus ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| publicationContext | Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar 1919 manifesto ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
modern architecture
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modern graphic design ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Bauhaus manifesto ⓘ |
| technique |
relief printing
ⓘ
woodcut carving ⓘ |
| theme |
spiritual dimension of architecture
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synthesis of art and craft ⓘ unity of the arts ⓘ |
| usedAs | cover of the 1919 Bauhaus manifesto ⓘ |
| visualMotif |
crystalline forms
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sharp angular lines ⓘ towering verticality ⓘ |
| year | 1919 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Cathedral (Bauhaus manifesto woodcut) Description of subject: "Cathedral (Bauhaus manifesto woodcut)" is a 1919 expressionist woodcut by Lyonel Feininger that became the iconic cover image and visual symbol of the early Bauhaus movement.
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