War (woodcut cycle)
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War (woodcut cycle) is a powerful series of anti-war woodcuts by German artist Käthe Kollwitz that depicts the human suffering and devastation caused by World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| War (woodcut cycle) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9412164 — 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: War (woodcut cycle) Context triple: [Käthe Kollwitz, notableWork, War (woodcut cycle)]
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A.
War (triptych)
War (triptych) is a harrowing three-panel painting by German artist Otto Dix that depicts the brutal realities and psychological devastation of World War I.
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B.
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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C.
Photographic Sketch Book of the War
Photographic Sketch Book of the War is a landmark 1860s photographic album by Alexander Gardner that documents the American Civil War through some of the earliest and most influential war photography.
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D.
The Allegory of War
The Allegory of War is a Baroque-era painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that personifies the chaos and devastation of warfare through dramatic, symbolic imagery.
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E.
The Art of the People
The Art of the People is a work that explores the role, value, and meaning of art in everyday life and among ordinary people, emphasizing its social and cultural significance.
- 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: War (woodcut cycle) Target entity description: War (woodcut cycle) is a powerful series of anti-war woodcuts by German artist Käthe Kollwitz that depicts the human suffering and devastation caused by World War I.
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A.
War (triptych)
War (triptych) is a harrowing three-panel painting by German artist Otto Dix that depicts the brutal realities and psychological devastation of World War I.
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B.
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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C.
Photographic Sketch Book of the War
Photographic Sketch Book of the War is a landmark 1860s photographic album by Alexander Gardner that documents the American Civil War through some of the earliest and most influential war photography.
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D.
The Allegory of War
The Allegory of War is a Baroque-era painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that personifies the chaos and devastation of warfare through dramatic, symbolic imagery.
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E.
The Art of the People
The Art of the People is a work that explores the role, value, and meaning of art in everyday life and among ordinary people, emphasizing its social and cultural significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-war art
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artwork ⓘ woodcut series ⓘ |
| artist | Käthe Kollwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovement | German Expressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1922 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Käthe Kollwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorGender | female ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | German ⓘ |
| depicts |
World War I
NERFINISHED
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bereaved mothers ⓘ children ⓘ civilian victims of war ⓘ grief ⓘ human suffering ⓘ mourning ⓘ soldiers ⓘ widows ⓘ |
| genre |
anti-war art
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expressionism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Mothers
NERFINISHED
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The Parents NERFINISHED ⓘ The People NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sacrifice NERFINISHED ⓘ The Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Widow I NERFINISHED ⓘ The Widow II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class struggle
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loss ⓘ motherhood ⓘ pacifism ⓘ trauma of war ⓘ |
| inception | 1921 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
World War I
NERFINISHED
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death of Käthe Kollwitz’s son Peter in World War I ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
devastation caused by war
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impact of World War I on civilians ⓘ |
| materialUsed | woodblock ⓘ |
| medium | woodcut ⓘ |
| movement | social realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotional intensity
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powerful anti-war message ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 7 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Krieg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionMethod | relief printing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: War (woodcut cycle) Description of subject: War (woodcut cycle) is a powerful series of anti-war woodcuts by German artist Käthe Kollwitz that depicts the human suffering and devastation caused by World War I.
Referenced by (1)
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