Descent from the Cross
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Descent from the Cross is a Christian artistic theme depicting the moment when Jesus Christ’s body is taken down from the cross after the Crucifixion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Descent from the Cross canonical | 3 |
| Descent of Christ from the Cross | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21461549 — 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: Descent from the Cross Context triple: [Depositiodecruce, iconographicType, Descent from the Cross]
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A.
Descent from the Cross
Descent from the Cross is a renowned Mannerist painting by Daniele da Volterra depicting the removal of Christ’s body from the cross with dramatic composition and emotional intensity.
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B.
The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a Baroque religious painting depicting the removal of Christ’s body from the cross, created by the Dutch artist Pieter de Grebber.
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C.
The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a renowned Baroque altarpiece painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the dramatic lowering of Christ’s body from the cross.
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D.
The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a Baroque religious painting by French artist Eustache Le Sueur depicting the removal of Christ’s body from the cross.
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E.
The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a powerful early 20th-century religious painting by German Expressionist artist Max Beckmann, marked by its intense emotional drama and distorted, modernist style.
- 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: Descent from the Cross Target entity description: Descent from the Cross is a Christian artistic theme depicting the moment when Jesus Christ’s body is taken down from the cross after the Crucifixion.
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A.
Descent from the Cross
Descent from the Cross is a renowned Mannerist painting by Daniele da Volterra depicting the removal of Christ’s body from the cross with dramatic composition and emotional intensity.
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B.
The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a Baroque religious painting depicting the removal of Christ’s body from the cross, created by the Dutch artist Pieter de Grebber.
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C.
The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a renowned Baroque altarpiece painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the dramatic lowering of Christ’s body from the cross.
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D.
The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a Baroque religious painting by French artist Eustache Le Sueur depicting the removal of Christ’s body from the cross.
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E.
The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a powerful early 20th-century religious painting by German Expressionist artist Max Beckmann, marked by its intense emotional drama and distorted, modernist style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.