Death of the Virgin
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Death of the Virgin is a late 15th-century religious painting by Flemish master Hugo van der Goes depicting the final moments of the Virgin Mary surrounded by the apostles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Death of the Virgin canonical | 1 |
| The Death of the Virgin (Hugo van der Goes) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7682094 — 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: Death of the Virgin Context triple: [Hugo van der Goes, notableWork, Death of the Virgin]
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A.
Death of the Virgin
Death of the Virgin is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the Virgin Mary's death with stark realism and dramatic chiaroscuro, notable for its emotional intensity and controversial naturalism.
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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.
Mysteria Dolorosa
Mysteria Dolorosa are the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary in Catholic tradition, meditating on Christ’s passion and suffering.
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D.
The Martyrs
The Martyrs is the nickname of Merthyr Town F.C., a Welsh football club based in Merthyr Tydfil known for its passionate local support and history in the English football pyramid.
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E.
House of the Black Madonna
The House of the Black Madonna is a landmark Cubist building in Prague, renowned as one of the earliest and most important examples of Czech architectural Cubism.
- 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: Death of the Virgin Target entity description: Death of the Virgin is a late 15th-century religious painting by Flemish master Hugo van der Goes depicting the final moments of the Virgin Mary surrounded by the apostles.
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A.
Death of the Virgin
Death of the Virgin is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the Virgin Mary's death with stark realism and dramatic chiaroscuro, notable for its emotional intensity and controversial naturalism.
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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.
Mysteria Dolorosa
Mysteria Dolorosa are the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary in Catholic tradition, meditating on Christ’s passion and suffering.
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D.
The Martyrs
The Martyrs is the nickname of Merthyr Town F.C., a Welsh football club based in Merthyr Tydfil known for its passionate local support and history in the English football pyramid.
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E.
House of the Black Madonna
The House of the Black Madonna is a landmark Cubist building in Prague, renowned as one of the earliest and most important examples of Czech architectural Cubism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian art
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painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artForm | panel painting ⓘ |
| artist | Hugo van der Goes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticTradition | Flemish Primitives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
New Testament apocrypha
NERFINISHED
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legend of the Dormition of the Virgin ⓘ |
| colorPalette | typical Northern Renaissance palette ⓘ |
| composition | central figure of Mary surrounded by apostles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Hugo van der Goes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Flemish ⓘ |
| culture | Flemish ⓘ |
| depicts |
Apostles
NERFINISHED
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Christian apostles ⓘ Dormition of the Virgin NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ death of the Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bed of the Virgin Mary
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group of apostles around Mary ⓘ interior domestic setting ⓘ |
| iconography |
Dormition iconography
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Marian iconography ⓘ |
| inception | late 15th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Early Netherlandish painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
Marian devotion
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death ⓘ last moments of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Hugo van der Goes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | final moments of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Catholic ⓘ |
| schoolOf | Flemish school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
Early Netherlandish
NERFINISHED
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Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | Virgin Mary—Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| useOfMedium | oil paint ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Death of the Virgin Description of subject: Death of the Virgin is a late 15th-century religious painting by Flemish master Hugo van der Goes depicting the final moments of the Virgin Mary surrounded by the apostles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Death of the Virgin (Hugo van der Goes)