The Elephants
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The Elephants is a surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí featuring elongated, spindly-legged elephants that symbolize the contrast between weight and fragility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Elephants canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T333797 — 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: The Elephants Context triple: [Salvador Dalí, notableWork, The Elephants]
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A.
Elephant Lands
Elephant Lands is a large, naturalistic elephant habitat and exhibit at the Oregon Zoo designed to support the physical and behavioral needs of Asian elephants.
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B.
Elephant Back
Elephant Back is a prominent volcanic rock formation and hiking destination in the Sierra Nevada near Carson Pass in California.
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C.
Elephant Odyssey
Elephant Odyssey is a themed exhibit at the San Diego Zoo that showcases elephants and other animals of Southern California’s past and present in a large, immersive habitat.
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D.
Elephunk
Elephunk is a breakthrough studio album by the Black Eyed Peas that marked their mainstream success with a more pop-oriented hip hop and dance sound.
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E.
Svans
Svans are a distinct subethnic group of Georgians known for their unique Svan language, highland culture, and traditional communities in the Svaneti region of the Caucasus.
- 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: The Elephants Target entity description: The Elephants is a surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí featuring elongated, spindly-legged elephants that symbolize the contrast between weight and fragility.
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A.
Elephant Lands
Elephant Lands is a large, naturalistic elephant habitat and exhibit at the Oregon Zoo designed to support the physical and behavioral needs of Asian elephants.
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B.
Elephant Back
Elephant Back is a prominent volcanic rock formation and hiking destination in the Sierra Nevada near Carson Pass in California.
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C.
Elephant Odyssey
Elephant Odyssey is a themed exhibit at the San Diego Zoo that showcases elephants and other animals of Southern California’s past and present in a large, immersive habitat.
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D.
Elephunk
Elephunk is a breakthrough studio album by the Black Eyed Peas that marked their mainstream success with a more pop-oriented hip hop and dance sound.
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E.
Svans
Svans are a distinct subethnic group of Georgians known for their unique Svan language, highland culture, and traditional communities in the Svaneti region of the Caucasus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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surrealist painting ⓘ |
| artist | Salvador Dalí ⓘ |
| artisticPeriodOfCreator | Dalí’s surrealist period ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Salvador Dalí’s recurring elephant motif ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
contrasting tones
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dreamlike ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | Salvador Dalí ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| depicts |
elephants
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elongated elephants ⓘ spindly-legged elephants ⓘ |
| genre | Surrealism ⓘ |
| hasArtHistoricalContext | 20th-century modern art ⓘ |
| hasArtTechnique |
illusionistic rendering
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precise draftsmanship ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | iconic example of Dalí’s surreal animal imagery ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
commentary on unstable foundations of power
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exploration of paradox between strength and vulnerability ⓘ |
| hasMood |
dreamlike
ⓘ
unsettling ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
distorted
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dreamlike space ⓘ |
| hasStyle | surrealist ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
monumental animals
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surreal landscape ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism |
fragility
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instability ⓘ power ⓘ weight ⓘ |
| hasTheme | contrast between weight and fragility ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Elephants self-link ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Freudian psychoanalysis
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dream imagery ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exaggeratedly long, thin legs of elephants
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symbolic use of animals ⓘ visual tension between mass and delicacy ⓘ |
| sharesMotifsWith |
The Temptation of St. Anthony
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surface form:
Dalí’s painting "The Temptation of St. Anthony"
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| surface | canvas ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
elephant
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long legs ⓘ obelisks ⓘ |
| workOf | Salvador Dalí ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Elephants Description of subject: The Elephants is a surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí featuring elongated, spindly-legged elephants that symbolize the contrast between weight and fragility.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Salvador Dalí