Cross in the Mountains
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Cross in the Mountains is a seminal early 19th-century Romantic altarpiece painting by Caspar David Friedrich that depicts a crucifix atop a mountain landscape, symbolically merging Christian spirituality with the sublime power of nature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cross in the Mountains canonical | 2 |
| The Crucifix Across the Mountains | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1933859 — 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: Cross in the Mountains Context triple: [Caspar David Friedrich, notableWork, Cross in the Mountains]
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A.
The Mountain
The Mountain was a radical left-wing political faction during the French Revolution, known for its dominance in the National Convention and its role in the Reign of Terror.
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B.
The Mountain Shadow
The Mountain Shadow is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that continues the adventures of Lin, an Australian fugitive navigating the criminal underworld and spiritual quests in India, serving as the sequel to Shantaram.
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C.
The Mountain Between Us
The Mountain Between Us is a 2017 survival romance film in which Idris Elba and Kate Winslet play strangers stranded in the wilderness after a plane crash.
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D.
Fire on the Mountain
"Fire on the Mountain" is a popular Grateful Dead song known for its extended live improvisations and distinctive, hypnotic groove.
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E.
Crossing of the Belts
The Crossing of the Belts was a daring 1658 winter military maneuver in which Swedish forces marched across the frozen Danish straits, decisively shifting the balance of power in the Northern Wars.
- 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: Cross in the Mountains Target entity description: Cross in the Mountains is a seminal early 19th-century Romantic altarpiece painting by Caspar David Friedrich that depicts a crucifix atop a mountain landscape, symbolically merging Christian spirituality with the sublime power of nature.
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A.
The Mountain
The Mountain was a radical left-wing political faction during the French Revolution, known for its dominance in the National Convention and its role in the Reign of Terror.
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B.
The Mountain Shadow
The Mountain Shadow is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that continues the adventures of Lin, an Australian fugitive navigating the criminal underworld and spiritual quests in India, serving as the sequel to Shantaram.
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C.
The Mountain Between Us
The Mountain Between Us is a 2017 survival romance film in which Idris Elba and Kate Winslet play strangers stranded in the wilderness after a plane crash.
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D.
Fire on the Mountain
"Fire on the Mountain" is a popular Grateful Dead song known for its extended live improvisations and distinctive, hypnotic groove.
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E.
Crossing of the Belts
The Crossing of the Belts was a daring 1658 winter military maneuver in which Swedish forces marched across the frozen Danish straits, decisively shifting the balance of power in the Northern Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romantic painting
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altarpiece ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| artist | Caspar David Friedrich ⓘ |
| city | Dresden ⓘ |
| collection | Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Count Franz von Thun und Hohenstein ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1808 ⓘ |
| controversy | criticized by contemporaries for using a landscape as an altarpiece ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Caspar David Friedrich ⓘ |
| depictionType | symbolic landscape ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ on the cross
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crucifix ⓘ evergreen trees ⓘ mountain landscape ⓘ rays of light ⓘ sunset ⓘ |
| frameDesignedBy | Caspar David Friedrich ⓘ |
| function | altarpiece ⓘ |
| genre |
landscape painting
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religious painting ⓘ |
| hasArtHistoricalSignificance |
early example of independent landscape altarpiece
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seminal work of early German Romanticism ⓘ |
| hasFrame | ornate gilded frame with Christian symbols ⓘ |
| inception | 1807 ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Romantic landscape painting ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location | Galerie Neue Meister ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | German ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Tetschen, Bohemia ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Das Kreuz im Gebirge ⓘ |
| period | early 19th century ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Christian spirituality
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the sublime power of nature ⓘ union of nature and faith ⓘ |
| theme |
meditation and contemplation
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sacred in nature ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| title |
Cross in the Mountains
self-link
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Tetschen Altar ⓘ Tetschen Altar ⓘ
surface form:
Tetschener Altar
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Subject: Cross in the Mountains Description of subject: Cross in the Mountains is a seminal early 19th-century Romantic altarpiece painting by Caspar David Friedrich that depicts a crucifix atop a mountain landscape, symbolically merging Christian spirituality with the sublime power of nature.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Crucifix Across the Mountains