Isaac Blessing Jacob
E78531
"Isaac Blessing Jacob" is a 17th-century biblical-themed painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Govert Flinck depicting the Old Testament scene of Isaac bestowing his blessing on Jacob.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isaac Blessing Jacob canonical | 4 |
| Isaac Blessing Jacob (Galleria Nazionale di Parma) | 1 |
| Isaac blessing Jacob | 1 |
| Jacob’s blessing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T630014 — 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: Isaac Blessing Jacob Context triple: [Govert Flinck, notableWork, Isaac Blessing Jacob]
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A.
Isaac
Isaac is an artificial lifeform and science officer from the Kaylon race in the science fiction television series "The Orville."
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B.
Isaac
Isaac is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally interpreted to mean "he will laugh" or "laughter."
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C.
Esau
Esau is a prominent biblical figure in the Book of Genesis, known as the elder twin brother of Jacob and the ancestor of the Edomites.
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D.
Jacob
Jacob is a central patriarch in the Hebrew Bible, regarded in Judaism as the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.
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E.
Abraham
Abraham is the given name of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States who led the country through the Civil War and abolished slavery.
- 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: Isaac Blessing Jacob Target entity description: "Isaac Blessing Jacob" is a 17th-century biblical-themed painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Govert Flinck depicting the Old Testament scene of Isaac bestowing his blessing on Jacob.
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A.
Isaac
Isaac is an artificial lifeform and science officer from the Kaylon race in the science fiction television series "The Orville."
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B.
Isaac
Isaac is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally interpreted to mean "he will laugh" or "laughter."
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C.
Esau
Esau is a prominent biblical figure in the Book of Genesis, known as the elder twin brother of Jacob and the ancestor of the Edomites.
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D.
Jacob
Jacob is a central patriarch in the Hebrew Bible, regarded in Judaism as the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.
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E.
Abraham
Abraham is the given name of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States who led the country through the Civil War and abolished slavery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
ⓘ
painting ⓘ |
| artisticSchool |
Dutch Baroque art
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Baroque
|
| basedOn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Genesis 27 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| creator | Govert Flinck ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| depicts |
Isaac
ⓘ
Isaac Blessing Jacob self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Isaac blessing Jacob
Jacob ⓘ Jacob disguised as Esau ⓘ Patriarchs of Israel ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament patriarchs
Old Testament scene ⓘ Rebekah ⓘ Rebekah guiding Jacob ⓘ Isaac ⓘ
surface form:
bedridden Isaac
bestowal of blessing ⓘ biblical patriarchs ⓘ biblical scene ⓘ family drama ⓘ interior scene ⓘ moment of blessing ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
ⓘ
religious painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluence | Rembrandt school ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
dramatic lighting
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deception
ⓘ
divine providence ⓘ faith ⓘ family relationships ⓘ inheritance ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
deception of Isaac
ⓘ
patriarchal blessing ⓘ |
| movement | Dutch Golden Age painting ⓘ |
| narrativeSource |
Bible
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surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| partOf | biblical art tradition ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Isaac Blessing Jacob self-link ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | chiaroscuro ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Isaac Blessing Jacob Description of subject: "Isaac Blessing Jacob" is a 17th-century biblical-themed painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Govert Flinck depicting the Old Testament scene of Isaac bestowing his blessing on Jacob.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Govert Flinck
this entity surface form:
Isaac blessing Jacob
this entity surface form:
Jacob’s blessing
this entity surface form:
Isaac Blessing Jacob (Galleria Nazionale di Parma)