Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin
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Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin is an 1888 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting his close friend, the Arles postman Joseph Roulin, in Van Gogh’s bold, expressive style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin canonical | 2 |
| Portraits of the Roulin family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3657187 — 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: Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin Context triple: [Arles period of Vincent van Gogh, notableWorkCreated, Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin]
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A.
Portrait of Léon Gambetta
Portrait of Léon Gambetta is an 1875 oil painting by Léon Bonnat depicting the prominent French statesman and republican leader Léon Gambetta.
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B.
Portrait of Monsieur Bertin
Portrait of Monsieur Bertin is a celebrated 1832 oil portrait by French Neoclassical painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, renowned for its psychological intensity and meticulous realism.
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C.
Portrait of Victor Hugo
Portrait of Victor Hugo is a renowned 19th-century oil painting by Léon Bonnat depicting the famous French writer in his later years with striking realism and psychological depth.
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D.
Portrait of Picasso
Portrait of Picasso is a Cubist painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris depicting his friend and fellow painter Pablo Picasso in Gris’s distinctive geometric style.
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E.
Portrait of Madame d’Haussonville
Portrait of Madame d’Haussonville is a celebrated 1845 oil painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, renowned for its refined Neoclassical style and meticulous depiction of aristocratic elegance.
- 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: Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin Target entity description: Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin is an 1888 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting his close friend, the Arles postman Joseph Roulin, in Van Gogh’s bold, expressive style.
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A.
Portrait of Léon Gambetta
Portrait of Léon Gambetta is an 1875 oil painting by Léon Bonnat depicting the prominent French statesman and republican leader Léon Gambetta.
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B.
Portrait of Monsieur Bertin
Portrait of Monsieur Bertin is a celebrated 1832 oil portrait by French Neoclassical painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, renowned for its psychological intensity and meticulous realism.
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C.
Portrait of Victor Hugo
Portrait of Victor Hugo is a renowned 19th-century oil painting by Léon Bonnat depicting the famous French writer in his later years with striking realism and psychological depth.
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D.
Portrait of Picasso
Portrait of Picasso is a Cubist painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris depicting his friend and fellow painter Pablo Picasso in Gris’s distinctive geometric style.
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E.
Portrait of Madame d’Haussonville
Portrait of Madame d’Haussonville is a celebrated 1845 oil painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, renowned for its refined Neoclassical style and meticulous depiction of aristocratic elegance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | Arles period of Vincent van Gogh ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Post-Impressionist portrait series of Arles residents ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | catalogues raisonnés of Vincent van Gogh ⓘ |
| collection |
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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surface form:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston collection
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| colorPalette | bold colors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Vincent van Gogh ⓘ |
| depicts | Joseph Roulin ⓘ |
| depictsAge | middle-aged man ⓘ |
| depictsClothing | postman’s uniform ⓘ |
| depictsEmotion | calm expression ⓘ |
| depictsFacialHair | beard ⓘ |
| depictsGender | male ⓘ |
| depictsHeadgear | postman’s cap ⓘ |
| depictsNationality | French ⓘ |
| depictsOccupation | postman ⓘ |
| depictsSocialClass | working class ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston permanent collection displays ⓘ |
| genre | portrait painting ⓘ |
| hasArtisticGoal | express inner character of sitter ⓘ |
| hasBackground | ornamental pattern ⓘ |
| hasColor |
blue
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green ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | modern portraiture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bust-length figure of Joseph Roulin
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decorative background with floral motifs ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
friendship
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working-class sitter ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin self-link ⓘ |
| inception | 1888 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | friendship between Vincent van Gogh and Joseph Roulin ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Post-Impressionism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense color contrasts
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psychological depth of sitter ⓘ thick impasto ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | portraits of Joseph Roulin ⓘ |
| placeOfCreation | Arles ⓘ |
| rights | public domain ⓘ |
| style | expressive brushwork ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin Description of subject: Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin is an 1888 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting his close friend, the Arles postman Joseph Roulin, in Van Gogh’s bold, expressive style.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Portraits of the Roulin family
Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin
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hasTitle
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Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin
self-link
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