Simon de Vos
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Simon de Vos was a Flemish Baroque painter known for his small-scale cabinet pictures, genre scenes, and religious works produced in 17th-century Antwerp.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Simon de Vos canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8002787 — 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: Simon de Vos Context triple: [Cornelis de Vos, relative, Simon de Vos]
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A.
Guido de Brès
Guido de Brès was a 16th-century Reformed theologian and Protestant martyr from the Low Countries, best known for shaping early Calvinist doctrine and dying for his faith during the Spanish persecution.
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Willem de Vos
Willem de Vos was a Flemish painter of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, associated with the artistic milieu of Antwerp and known for his connections to prominent artists of his time.
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Rogier de le Pasture
Rogier de le Pasture is the original French name of the influential Early Netherlandish painter better known as Rogier van der Weyden.
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D.
Constantijn van Renesse
Constantijn van Renesse was a 17th-century Dutch painter and draughtsman associated with the Dutch Golden Age, known for his religious and genre scenes.
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E.
Willem van Aelst
Willem van Aelst was a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his refined still lifes, particularly of flowers, game, and luxurious objects.
- 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: Simon de Vos Target entity description: Simon de Vos was a Flemish Baroque painter known for his small-scale cabinet pictures, genre scenes, and religious works produced in 17th-century Antwerp.
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A.
Guido de Brès
Guido de Brès was a 16th-century Reformed theologian and Protestant martyr from the Low Countries, best known for shaping early Calvinist doctrine and dying for his faith during the Spanish persecution.
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B.
Willem de Vos
Willem de Vos was a Flemish painter of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, associated with the artistic milieu of Antwerp and known for his connections to prominent artists of his time.
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C.
Rogier de le Pasture
Rogier de le Pasture is the original French name of the influential Early Netherlandish painter better known as Rogier van der Weyden.
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D.
Constantijn van Renesse
Constantijn van Renesse was a 17th-century Dutch painter and draughtsman associated with the Dutch Golden Age, known for his religious and genre scenes.
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E.
Willem van Aelst
Willem van Aelst was a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his refined still lifes, particularly of flowers, game, and luxurious objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Flemish Baroque painter
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | Flemish Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Southern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1603-10-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1676-10-15 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Flemish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
genre scenes
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history painting ⓘ painting ⓘ religious art ⓘ |
| genre |
cabinet painting
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genre painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Hermitage Museum
NERFINISHED
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Kunsthistorisches Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Prado Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Frans Francken the Younger
NERFINISHED
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Jan Brueghel the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Paul Rubens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Dutch ⓘ |
| memberOf | Guild of Saint Luke (Antwerp) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| name | Simon de Vos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableFor | small-scale cabinet pictures ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Adoration of the Magi
NERFINISHED
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The Adoration of the Shepherds NERFINISHED ⓘ The Card Players NERFINISHED ⓘ The Five Senses NERFINISHED ⓘ The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | painter ⓘ |
| partOf | Flemish Baroque painting tradition ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharesSurnameWith | Cornelis de Vos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studentOf | Cornelis de Vos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Simon de Vos Description of subject: Simon de Vos was a Flemish Baroque painter known for his small-scale cabinet pictures, genre scenes, and religious works produced in 17th-century Antwerp.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.