The Death of Ananias
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The Death of Ananias is a religious history painting by French Baroque artist Jean Restout the Younger depicting the biblical episode of Ananias’s sudden divine punishment in the Acts of the Apostles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Death of Ananias canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4083931 — 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 Death of Ananias Context triple: [Jean Restout the Younger, notableWork, The Death of Ananias]
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A.
Scourging at the Pillar
Scourging at the Pillar is a Christian devotional meditation on Jesus Christ’s brutal whipping before his crucifixion, traditionally contemplated as the second Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary.
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B.
The Martyr
"The Martyr" is a short story by Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa that explores themes of faith, identity, and cultural conflict in a Christian context in feudal Japan.
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C.
The Resurrection
The Resurrection is a studio album by British rapper Bugzy Malone that showcases his gritty lyricism and autobiographical storytelling over dark, cinematic production.
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D.
The Taking of Christ
The Taking of Christ is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
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E.
The Fates of the Apostles
The Fates of the Apostles is an Old English religious poem, traditionally attributed to the Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf, that briefly recounts the lives and martyrdoms of Christ’s apostles.
- 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 Death of Ananias Target entity description: The Death of Ananias is a religious history painting by French Baroque artist Jean Restout the Younger depicting the biblical episode of Ananias’s sudden divine punishment in the Acts of the Apostles.
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A.
Scourging at the Pillar
Scourging at the Pillar is a Christian devotional meditation on Jesus Christ’s brutal whipping before his crucifixion, traditionally contemplated as the second Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary.
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B.
The Martyr
"The Martyr" is a short story by Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa that explores themes of faith, identity, and cultural conflict in a Christian context in feudal Japan.
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C.
The Resurrection
The Resurrection is a studio album by British rapper Bugzy Malone that showcases his gritty lyricism and autobiographical storytelling over dark, cinematic production.
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D.
The Taking of Christ
The Taking of Christ is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
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E.
The Fates of the Apostles
The Fates of the Apostles is an Old English religious poem, traditionally attributed to the Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf, that briefly recounts the lives and martyrdoms of Christ’s apostles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history painting
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painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | French school ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Acts of the Apostles
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New Testament ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Jean Restout the Younger ⓘ |
| depicts |
Ananias of Damascus
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surface form:
Ananias
biblical scene ⓘ divine punishment ⓘ episode from the Acts of the Apostles ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | death of Ananias after lying about proceeds of a sale ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque art ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalFigure |
Ananias of Damascus
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surface form:
Ananias
Apostle Peter ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Peter
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| hasTheme |
divine justice
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early Church discipline ⓘ punishment for deceit ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | La Mort d’Ananie ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject | sudden death of Ananias ⓘ |
| movement |
French Baroque art
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surface form:
French Baroque
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| narrativeContext | early Christian community in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: The Death of Ananias Description of subject: The Death of Ananias is a religious history painting by French Baroque artist Jean Restout the Younger depicting the biblical episode of Ananias’s sudden divine punishment in the Acts of the Apostles.
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