The Voyage of Life: Old Age
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"The Voyage of Life: Old Age" is the final painting in Thomas Cole’s allegorical series depicting a man’s spiritual journey through the stages of life, here portraying the twilight of life and the approach to eternity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Voyage of Life: Old Age canonical | 4 |
| Old Age (The Voyage of Life) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T164413 — 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 Voyage of Life: Old Age Context triple: [The Voyage of Life, hasPart, The Voyage of Life: Old Age]
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A.
The Voyage of Life: Manhood
"The Voyage of Life: Manhood" is a mid-19th-century allegorical painting by Thomas Cole depicting the challenges and moral trials of adult life as part of his four-part series on the human journey from birth to eternity.
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B.
The Wisdom of Eve
The Wisdom of Eve is a 1946 short story by Mary Orr about an ambitious young woman who insinuates herself into the life of an aging stage actress, later adapted into the classic film All About Eve.
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C.
The Elders
The Elders is an independent group of global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela to promote peace, human rights, and ethical leadership worldwide.
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D.
Living to Tell the Tale
Living to Tell the Tale is Gabriel García Márquez’s memoir, recounting his early life and the experiences that shaped him as a writer.
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E.
The Voyage
"The Voyage" is an essay by Washington Irving that reflects on the emotions and experiences of transatlantic travel, serving as the opening piece in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*
- 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 Voyage of Life: Old Age Target entity description: "The Voyage of Life: Old Age" is the final painting in Thomas Cole’s allegorical series depicting a man’s spiritual journey through the stages of life, here portraying the twilight of life and the approach to eternity.
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A.
The Voyage of Life: Manhood
"The Voyage of Life: Manhood" is a mid-19th-century allegorical painting by Thomas Cole depicting the challenges and moral trials of adult life as part of his four-part series on the human journey from birth to eternity.
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B.
The Wisdom of Eve
The Wisdom of Eve is a 1946 short story by Mary Orr about an ambitious young woman who insinuates herself into the life of an aging stage actress, later adapted into the classic film All About Eve.
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C.
The Elders
The Elders is an independent group of global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela to promote peace, human rights, and ethical leadership worldwide.
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D.
Living to Tell the Tale
Living to Tell the Tale is Gabriel García Márquez’s memoir, recounting his early life and the experiences that shaped him as a writer.
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E.
The Voyage
"The Voyage" is an essay by Washington Irving that reflects on the emotions and experiences of transatlantic travel, serving as the opening piece in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical painting
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painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of American religious landscape painting
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major work of the Hudson River School ⓘ |
| artist | Thomas Cole ⓘ |
| collection |
National Gallery of Art
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surface form:
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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| colorPalette | somber tones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Thomas Cole ⓘ |
| depicts |
a distant vision of heaven
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a guardian angel ⓘ a river symbolizing the course of life ⓘ a spiritual journey ⓘ an elderly man ⓘ heavenly light ⓘ old age ⓘ stormy waters ⓘ the angel pointing toward heaven ⓘ the approach to eternity ⓘ the elderly voyager praying ⓘ the final stage of human life ⓘ the river nearing its end ⓘ |
| follows | The Voyage of Life: Manhood ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical art
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landscape painting ⓘ |
| hasAllegoricalMeaning | trust in divine guidance at the end of life ⓘ |
| hasSeriesConcept | life as a voyage on a river ⓘ |
| inception | 1840s ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location | National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| movement | Hudson River School ⓘ |
| originalCommissioner | Samuel Ward ⓘ |
| partOf | allegorical cycle on the stages of life ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Voyage of Life ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Voyage of Life: Manhood ⓘ |
| seriesIncludes |
The Voyage of Life
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surface form:
The Voyage of Life: Childhood
The Voyage of Life: Manhood ⓘ The Voyage of Life ⓘ
surface form:
The Voyage of Life: Youth
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| seriesPosition | fourth painting ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
preparation for eternity
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the soul’s final journey ⓘ the twilight of life ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian faith
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divine providence ⓘ hope beyond death ⓘ mortality ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
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Subject: The Voyage of Life: Old Age Description of subject: "The Voyage of Life: Old Age" is the final painting in Thomas Cole’s allegorical series depicting a man’s spiritual journey through the stages of life, here portraying the twilight of life and the approach to eternity.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Voyage of Life
this entity surface form:
Old Age (The Voyage of Life)