The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple

E189694

oil painting painting religious painting

The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple is a detailed 19th-century religious painting by William Holman Hunt depicting the biblical scene of the young Jesus being discovered by his parents teaching in the Temple.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple canonical	2
Gospel of Luke 2:41–52	1
Jesus in the Temple	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1673783 — 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: The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple
Context triple: [William Holman Hunt, notableWork, The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple]

A. Christ in the House of His Parents
Christ in the House of His Parents is a mid-19th-century Pre-Raphaelite religious painting by John Everett Millais depicting the Holy Family in a detailed, naturalistic carpenter’s workshop.
B. Relics of the Holy Crib
The Relics of the Holy Crib are venerated fragments believed to be from the manger in which Jesus was laid after his birth, preserved as a major Christian relic.
C. Protoevangelium of James
The Protoevangelium of James is a second-century apocryphal gospel that elaborates on the early life of the Virgin Mary and the birth of Jesus, significantly shaping later Christian traditions about Mary and her parents.
D. Supper at Emmaus
Supper at Emmaus is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the moment the resurrected Christ is recognized by his disciples during a meal, celebrated for its dramatic lighting and realistic detail.
E. The Adoration of the Shepherds
The Adoration of the Shepherds is a late 16th-century religious painting by El Greco that depicts the Nativity with his characteristic elongated figures and dramatic, mystical lighting.
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: The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple
Target entity description: The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple is a detailed 19th-century religious painting by William Holman Hunt depicting the biblical scene of the young Jesus being discovered by his parents teaching in the Temple.

A. Christ in the House of His Parents
Christ in the House of His Parents is a mid-19th-century Pre-Raphaelite religious painting by John Everett Millais depicting the Holy Family in a detailed, naturalistic carpenter’s workshop.
B. Relics of the Holy Crib
The Relics of the Holy Crib are venerated fragments believed to be from the manger in which Jesus was laid after his birth, preserved as a major Christian relic.
C. Protoevangelium of James
The Protoevangelium of James is a second-century apocryphal gospel that elaborates on the early life of the Virgin Mary and the birth of Jesus, significantly shaping later Christian traditions about Mary and her parents.
D. Supper at Emmaus
Supper at Emmaus is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the moment the resurrected Christ is recognized by his disciples during a meal, celebrated for its dramatic lighting and realistic detail.
E. The Adoration of the Shepherds
The Adoration of the Shepherds is a late 16th-century religious painting by El Greco that depicts the Nativity with his characteristic elongated figures and dramatic, mystical lighting.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ
artist	William Holman Hunt ⓘ
artisticStyle	Pre-Raphaelite ⓘ linked to: Pre-Raphaelite art
artistNationality	British ⓘ
basedOn	Gospel of Luke ⓘ Luke 2:41–52 ⓘ
collection	Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery collection ⓘ linked to: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
completionDate	1860 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
creator	William Holman Hunt ⓘ
depictionOfAgeOfJesus	twelve years old ⓘ
depictionOfEvent	parents of Jesus finding him in the Temple ⓘ
depicts	Finding in the Temple ⓘ Jesus in the Temple ⓘ Jewish teachers ⓘ Mary, mother of Jesus ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Saint Joseph ⓘ Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ linked to: Jewish Temple young Jesus teaching in the Temple ⓘ
depictsClothingStyle	historically researched Middle Eastern dress ⓘ
depictsMoment	Jesus disputing with the doctors ⓘ
genre	Christian art ⓘ history painting ⓘ
hasBiblicalTheme	yes ⓘ
hasColorPalette	rich, saturated colors ⓘ
hasDimension	large-scale composition ⓘ
hasPerspective	detailed architectural interior ⓘ
hasTheme	parental anxiety and relief ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ revelation of Christ’s wisdom ⓘ
inception	1860 ⓘ
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
location	Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
mainSubject	Holy Family ⓘ Jesus Christ ⓘ
medium	oil paint ⓘ
movement	Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood ⓘ linked to: Pre-Raphaelite art
notableFor	archaeological and ethnographic detail ⓘ intense color and meticulous realism ⓘ
partOf	Victorian religious art ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
setInPeriod	Second Temple period ⓘ
support	canvas ⓘ
title	The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William Holman Hunt → notableWork → The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple ⓘ

The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple → title → The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple ⓘ

Christ among the Doctors of the Law → basedOn → Gospel of Luke 2:41–52 ⓘ

linked to: The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple

Disputation with the Doctors → depicts → Jesus in the Temple ⓘ