As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young
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"As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young" is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts how children imitate the behavior and vices of the adults around them.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young canonical | 4 |
| As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Youngsters | 1 |
| As the Old Sing, So the Young Pipe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T951903 — 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: As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young Context triple: [Jan Steen, notableWork, As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young]
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A.
The Pipe Yard
The Pipe Yard is a local sports stadium and community ballpark located in Lorain, Ohio.
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B.
Thou Swell
"Thou Swell" is a popular jazz standard and show tune composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart, first introduced in the 1927 musical "A Connecticut Yankee."
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C.
Ages of Man
Ages of Man is an ancient Greek myth, famously recounted by Hesiod, that divides human history into successive declining eras from a Golden Age to an Iron Age.
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D.
Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
"Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" is a long, poetic ballad by Bob Dylan, celebrated for its hypnotic lyrics and closing position on his landmark album Blonde on Blonde.
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E.
Same Old Man
"Same Old Man" is a song by Joanna Newsom from her 2010 album *Have One on Me*, known for its intricate lyrics and distinctive harp-driven folk sound.
- 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: As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young Target entity description: "As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young" is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts how children imitate the behavior and vices of the adults around them.
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A.
The Pipe Yard
The Pipe Yard is a local sports stadium and community ballpark located in Lorain, Ohio.
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B.
Thou Swell
"Thou Swell" is a popular jazz standard and show tune composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart, first introduced in the 1927 musical "A Connecticut Yankee."
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C.
Ages of Man
Ages of Man is an ancient Greek myth, famously recounted by Hesiod, that divides human history into successive declining eras from a Golden Age to an Iron Age.
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D.
Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
"Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" is a long, poetic ballad by Bob Dylan, celebrated for its hypnotic lyrics and closing position on his landmark album Blonde on Blonde.
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E.
Same Old Man
"Same Old Man" is a song by Joanna Newsom from her 2010 album *Have One on Me*, known for its intricate lyrics and distinctive harp-driven folk sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
genre painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| creator | Jan Steen ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| depicts |
adult vices
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children imitating adults ⓘ domestic interior ⓘ drinking ⓘ family interior scene ⓘ moralizing theme ⓘ music-making ⓘ smoking ⓘ |
| genre | genre painting ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeFormulationOfTitle |
As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Youngsters
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linked to:
As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young
As the Old Sing, So the Young Pipe ⓘ
linked to:
As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young
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| hasInfluence | moralizing genre painting tradition ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
adult behavior shapes youth behavior
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children learn by example ⓘ |
| hasProverbialSource | As the old sing, so pipe the young ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
humorous moralizing
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narrative realism ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
children imitate adult behavior
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family morals ⓘ moral education ⓘ vice and folly ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Dutch proverb ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
adults
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children ⓘ family life ⓘ music ⓘ |
| movement | Dutch Golden Age painting ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch Golden Age genre painting corpus ⓘ |
| period | 17th century ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art historical analysis
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museum catalogues ⓘ studies of Dutch proverbs in art ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young Description of subject: "As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young" is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts how children imitate the behavior and vices of the adults around them.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young
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As the Old Sing, So the Young Pipe
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linked to: As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young
As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young
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hasAlternativeFormulationOfTitle
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As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Youngsters
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linked to: As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young