severed head of Holofernes
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The severed head of Holofernes is the gruesome biblical trophy taken by Judith after she beheaded the Assyrian general, a symbol of her bravery and divine justice often depicted in art.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| head of Holofernes | 1 |
| severed head of Holofernes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22335025 — 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: severed head of Holofernes Context triple: [Judith I, hasPart, severed head of Holofernes]
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Holofernes
Holofernes is a biblical Assyrian general best known as the victim of Judith’s beheading in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, a scene frequently depicted in Western art.
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes
"Judith with the Head of Holofernes" is a Renaissance painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder depicting the biblical heroine Judith triumphantly holding the severed head of the Assyrian general Holofernes.
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes
"Judith with the Head of Holofernes" is a Baroque painting by Carlo Saraceni depicting the biblical heroine Judith triumphantly holding the severed head of the Assyrian general Holofernes.
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D.
Judith Beheading Holofernes
Judith Beheading Holofernes is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the biblical heroine Judith decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes with intense realism and emotional tension.
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Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes
"Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes" is a dramatic Baroque painting by Orazio Gentileschi depicting the biblical heroine Judith and her servant immediately after the beheading of the Assyrian general Holofernes.
- 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: severed head of Holofernes Target entity description: The severed head of Holofernes is the gruesome biblical trophy taken by Judith after she beheaded the Assyrian general, a symbol of her bravery and divine justice often depicted in art.
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A.
Holofernes
Holofernes is a biblical Assyrian general best known as the victim of Judith’s beheading in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, a scene frequently depicted in Western art.
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B.
Judith with the Head of Holofernes
"Judith with the Head of Holofernes" is a Renaissance painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder depicting the biblical heroine Judith triumphantly holding the severed head of the Assyrian general Holofernes.
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C.
Judith with the Head of Holofernes
"Judith with the Head of Holofernes" is a Baroque painting by Carlo Saraceni depicting the biblical heroine Judith triumphantly holding the severed head of the Assyrian general Holofernes.
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D.
Judith Beheading Holofernes
Judith Beheading Holofernes is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the biblical heroine Judith decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes with intense realism and emotional tension.
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E.
Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes
"Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes" is a dramatic Baroque painting by Orazio Gentileschi depicting the biblical heroine Judith and her servant immediately after the beheading of the Assyrian general Holofernes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.