GEkO - General Ekphrastic Ontology
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GEkO - General Ekphrastic Ontology

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Abstract

An ontology for representing ekphrasis.

Introduction back to ToC

GEkO (General Ekphrastic Ontology) is a formal model for describing text-image relations involved in ekphrastic phenomena. Ekphrasis is intended as the verbal description of a visual artwork.

Namespace declarations

Table 1: Namespaces used in the document
dct<http://purl.org/dc/terms/>
ecrm<http://erlangen-crm.org/current/>
foaf<http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/>
frbroo<http://www.iflastandards.info/fr/frbr/frbro/>
hico<http://purl.org/emmedi/hico/>
mlao<http://w3id.org/mlao/>
oa<http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#>
owl<http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#>
prov<http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#>
rdf<http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#>
rdfs<http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>
sc<http://www.shared-canvas.org/ns/>
xml<http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace>
xsd<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#>

Cross-reference for GEkO classes, object properties and data properties back to ToC

This section provides details for each class and property defined by GEkO.

Classes

Annotationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#Annotation

is equivalent to
Entity c
is in domain of
created dp, creator op, has Anchor op, has Body op, has Ekphrastic Modality op, has Target op, motivated By op, was Generated By op
is in range of
had Member op, has Target op

Collectionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#Collection

is equivalent to
Ekphrasis c

Denotationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/geko/Denotation

The denotation modality is the explicit mention of an artwork and its attributes in a text.
is in range of
has Ekphrastic Modality op

Dynamizationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/geko/Dynamization

The dynamization modality is the dramatization or enactment of the artwork, possibly imagining events unfolding in the described scene.
is in range of
has Ekphrastic Modality op

Ekphrasisc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/geko/Ekphrasis

An ekphrasis is the textual description of a visual work of art, whether real or imagined. It is composed by two key elements: the textual referent and the iconic referent.
has super-classes
E89 Propositional Object c
is in domain of
had Member op, has Form op, has Iconic Referent op, has Textual Referent op

Integrationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/geko/Integration

The integration modality is the addition of references to the recipient’s personal and cultural experiences.
is in range of
has Ekphrastic Modality op

Mimeticc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/geko/Mimetic

A mimetic (or real) ekphrasis describes an actual, physically existing work of art.
is in range of
has Form op

Notionalc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/geko/Notional

A notional (or imagined) ekphrasis describes an artwork that does not exist outside the text itself.
is in range of
has Form op

Object Properties

creatorop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/creator

has domain
Annotation c
has range
Person c

had Memberop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#hadMember

has domain
Ekphrasis c
has range
Annotation c

has Anchorop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/mlao/hasAnchor

has domain
Annotation c
has range
Anchor c

has Bodyop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#hasBody

has domain
Annotation c
has range
Textual Body c

has Conceptual Levelop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/mlao/hasConceptualLevel

has domain
Anchor c
has range
Iconographical Subject c
Iconological Subject c
Preiconographical Subject c

has Ekphrastic Modalityop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/geko/hasEkphrasticModality

The modality links the annotation to the ekphrasis' rhetorical modalities.
has domain
Annotation c
has range
Denotation c
Dynamization c
Integration c

has Formop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/geko/hasForm

The form assumed by the ekphrastic text, describing a real visual art work or an imagined one.
has domain
Ekphrasis c
has range
Mimetic c
Notional c

has Iconic Referentop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/geko/hasIconicReferent

The iconic component of the ekphrasis.
has domain
Ekphrasis c
has range
F1 Work c

has Interpretation Criterionop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/emmedi/hico/hasInterpretationCriterion

has domain
Interpretation Act c
has range
Interpretation Criterion c

has Interpretation Typeop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/emmedi/hico/hasInterpretationType

has domain
Interpretation Act c
has range
Interpretation Type c

has Selectorop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#hasSelector

has domain
Specific Resource c
has range
Fragment Selector c
X Path Selector c

has Sourceop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#hasSource

has domain
Specific Resource c
has range
Canvas c
Text c

has Targetop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#hasTarget

has domain
Annotation c
has range
Annotation c
Specific Resource c

has Textual Referentop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/geko/hasTextualReferent

The textual component of the ekphrasis.
has domain
Ekphrasis c
has range
F2 Expression c

is Anchored Toop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://w3id.org/mlao/isAnchoredTo

has domain
Anchor c
has range
E1 Entity c

is Part Ofop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/isPartOf

has domain
Canvas c
has range
Manifest c

motivated Byop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#motivatedBy

has domain
Annotation c
has range
Motivation c

was Generated Byop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#wasGeneratedBy

has domain
Annotation c
has range
Interpretation Act c

Data Properties

createddp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/created

has domain
Annotation c
has range
date Time
is also defined as
named individual

namedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/name

has domain
Person c
has range
string
is also defined as
named individual

started At Timedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#startedAtTime

has domain
Interpretation Act c
has range
date Time
is also defined as
named individual

valuedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#value

has domain
Fragment Selector c
Textual Body c
X Path Selector c
has range
string
is also defined as
named individual

Named Individuals

createdni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/created

belongs to
Data Property c
is also defined as
data property

nameni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/name

belongs to
Data Property c
is also defined as
data property

started At Timeni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#startedAtTime

belongs to
Data Property c
is also defined as
data property

valueni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#value

belongs to
Data Property c
is also defined as
data property

Legend back to ToC

c: Classes
op: Object Properties
dp: Data Properties
ni: Named Individuals

Acknowledgments back to ToC

The authors would like to thank Silvio Peroni for developing LODE, a Live OWL Documentation Environment, which is used for representing the Cross Referencing Section of this document and Daniel Garijo for developing Widoco, the program used to create the template used in this documentation.