Capitoline Venus
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The Capitoline Venus is a renowned Roman marble statue of the goddess Venus, celebrated as one of the finest ancient copies of Praxiteles’ Aphrodite and a masterpiece of classical sculpture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Capitoline Venus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5896281 — 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: Capitoline Venus Context triple: [Capitoline Museums, containsWork, Capitoline Venus]
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A.
Bronze Venus
Bronze Venus is a nickname for Josephine Baker, the iconic American-born French entertainer, civil rights activist, and symbol of Jazz Age glamour.
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B.
Aphrodite of Knidos
Aphrodite of Knidos is an iconic 4th-century BCE marble statue by Praxiteles, celebrated as one of the first major representations of the nude female form in classical Greek art.
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C.
Venus de Milo
Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek marble statue, famed for its missing arms and idealized depiction of the goddess Aphrodite, and is one of the most celebrated masterpieces of classical sculpture.
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D.
Apollo of Veii statue
The Apollo of Veii statue is a life-sized, brightly painted Etruscan terracotta sculpture from around 510–500 BCE, renowned as one of the finest surviving examples of Etruscan temple art.
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E.
Barberini Faun
The Barberini Faun is a famous Hellenistic marble sculpture depicting a drunken, sleeping satyr in a dramatically relaxed, sensual pose that exemplifies the era’s interest in realism and emotional expression.
- 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: Capitoline Venus Target entity description: The Capitoline Venus is a renowned Roman marble statue of the goddess Venus, celebrated as one of the finest ancient copies of Praxiteles’ Aphrodite and a masterpiece of classical sculpture.
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A.
Bronze Venus
Bronze Venus is a nickname for Josephine Baker, the iconic American-born French entertainer, civil rights activist, and symbol of Jazz Age glamour.
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B.
Aphrodite of Knidos
Aphrodite of Knidos is an iconic 4th-century BCE marble statue by Praxiteles, celebrated as one of the first major representations of the nude female form in classical Greek art.
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C.
Venus de Milo
Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek marble statue, famed for its missing arms and idealized depiction of the goddess Aphrodite, and is one of the most celebrated masterpieces of classical sculpture.
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D.
Apollo of Veii statue
The Apollo of Veii statue is a life-sized, brightly painted Etruscan terracotta sculpture from around 510–500 BCE, renowned as one of the finest surviving examples of Etruscan temple art.
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E.
Barberini Faun
The Barberini Faun is a famous Hellenistic marble sculpture depicting a drunken, sleeping satyr in a dramatically relaxed, sensual pose that exemplifies the era’s interest in realism and emotional expression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman sculpture
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classical sculpture masterpiece ⓘ copy of Greek original ⓘ marble statue ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Classical art
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Greco-Roman art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman imperial period
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cult of Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Aphrodite of Knidos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Capitoline Museums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| depictionLocation | mythological setting ⓘ |
| depicts |
Aphrodite
NERFINISHED
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Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayedIn | public museum ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Palazzo Nuovo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitedIn | Hall of the Venus (Capitoline Museums) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Venus Pudica type ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Neoclassical sculpture
NERFINISHED
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Renaissance artists ⓘ |
| hasPart |
drapery
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plinth ⓘ vase support ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
classical proportion
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idealized naturalism ⓘ |
| iconographicType | standing nude goddess covering herself ⓘ |
| imageSubject | nude female figure ⓘ |
| inception | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Praxiteles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Italy
NERFINISHED
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Lazio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Rome ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Capitoline Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-quality Roman copy of Greek original
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influence on later depictions of Venus ⓘ refined modeling of the female body ⓘ |
| originalWork | lost Greek statue by Praxiteles ⓘ |
| owner | City of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Capitoline Museums sculpture collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pose | modest Venus pose ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole |
goddess of beauty
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goddess of love ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art historical studies
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museum catalogues ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Capitoline Venus Description of subject: The Capitoline Venus is a renowned Roman marble statue of the goddess Venus, celebrated as one of the finest ancient copies of Praxiteles’ Aphrodite and a masterpiece of classical sculpture.
Referenced by (3)
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