The Worship of Mammon
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The Worship of Mammon is a late 19th-century allegorical painting by Evelyn De Morgan that critiques materialism and the corrupting power of wealth.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Worship of Mammon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1797231 — 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 Worship of Mammon Context triple: [Evelyn De Morgan, notableWork, The Worship of Mammon]
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A.
De Opificio Dei
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B.
Elect of God
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C.
Lords of the Congregation
The Lords of the Congregation were a group of Scottish Protestant nobles who led the political and military movement that overthrew Catholic influence and established Protestantism during the Scottish Reformation.
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D.
Remembering Satan
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E.
The Trial of God
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- 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 Worship of Mammon Target entity description: The Worship of Mammon is a late 19th-century allegorical painting by Evelyn De Morgan that critiques materialism and the corrupting power of wealth.
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A.
De Opificio Dei
De Opificio Dei is an early Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that reflects on the creation of the world and the nature of God through philosophical argument.
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B.
Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
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C.
Lords of the Congregation
The Lords of the Congregation were a group of Scottish Protestant nobles who led the political and military movement that overthrew Catholic influence and established Protestantism during the Scottish Reformation.
-
D.
Remembering Satan
"Remembering Satan" is a nonfiction book by journalist Lawrence Wright that investigates a notorious case of alleged recovered memories and satanic ritual abuse in the United States.
-
E.
The Trial of God
The Trial of God is a play by Elie Wiesel that dramatizes a mock trial of God in a Jewish village devastated by a pogrom, exploring faith, suffering, and divine justice in the shadow of the Holocaust.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artist | Evelyn De Morgan ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
Victorian era painting
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symbolic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Evelyn De Morgan ⓘ |
| creatorFullName |
Evelyn Pickering De Morgan
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linked to:
Evelyn De Morgan
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| creatorGender | female ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | British ⓘ |
| depicts |
Mammon
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linked to:
Ploutos
allegory of greed ⓘ allegory of materialism ⓘ corrupting power of wealth ⓘ |
| depictsConcept |
class inequality
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exploitation ⓘ idolatry of money ⓘ |
| genre | allegorical painting ⓘ |
| hasType |
moral allegory
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religious allegory ⓘ |
| inceptionPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| intendedMessage |
condemnation of the worship of wealth
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warning against moral decay caused by greed ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
greed
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materialism ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Pre-Raphaelite-influenced art ⓘ |
| partOf | Evelyn De Morgan oeuvre ⓘ |
| portrays |
personification of wealth
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worshippers of Mammon ⓘ |
| subjectCategory |
anti-materialism in art
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social commentary painting ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of materialism
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moral corruption ⓘ social criticism ⓘ spiritual versus material values ⓘ |
| title | The Worship of Mammon ⓘ |
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