Annunciation (Washington)
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Annunciation (Washington) is an early 15th-century oil painting by Jan van Eyck depicting the biblical scene of the Archangel Gabriel announcing to the Virgin Mary that she will bear Christ, now housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Annunciation (Washington) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2135118 — 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: Annunciation (Washington) Context triple: [Jan van Eyck, notableWork, Annunciation (Washington)]
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A.
Church of the Annunciation
The Church of the Annunciation is a major Christian basilica in Nazareth traditionally believed to mark the site where the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear Jesus.
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B.
The Episcopal Church Center
The Episcopal Church Center is the New York City headquarters and administrative hub of the Episcopal Church, housing the offices of its Presiding Bishop and national staff.
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C.
Cathedral Park
Cathedral Park is a scenic riverside park in Portland, Oregon, known for its dramatic Gothic-style bridge supports of the St. Johns Bridge and popular for picnics, events, and waterfront views.
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D.
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine is a rebuilt Greek Orthodox church and national shrine in Lower Manhattan that serves as both a place of worship and a memorial to the victims of the September 11 attacks.
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E.
St. Ann’s Episcopal Church
St. Ann’s Episcopal Church is a historic seaside Episcopal church in Kennebunkport, Maine, known for its rustic stone architecture and scenic oceanfront setting.
- 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: Annunciation (Washington) Target entity description: Annunciation (Washington) is an early 15th-century oil painting by Jan van Eyck depicting the biblical scene of the Archangel Gabriel announcing to the Virgin Mary that she will bear Christ, now housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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A.
Church of the Annunciation
The Church of the Annunciation is a major Christian basilica in Nazareth traditionally believed to mark the site where the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear Jesus.
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B.
The Episcopal Church Center
The Episcopal Church Center is the New York City headquarters and administrative hub of the Episcopal Church, housing the offices of its Presiding Bishop and national staff.
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C.
Cathedral Park
Cathedral Park is a scenic riverside park in Portland, Oregon, known for its dramatic Gothic-style bridge supports of the St. Johns Bridge and popular for picnics, events, and waterfront views.
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D.
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine is a rebuilt Greek Orthodox church and national shrine in Lower Manhattan that serves as both a place of worship and a memorial to the victims of the September 11 attacks.
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E.
St. Ann’s Episcopal Church
St. Ann’s Episcopal Church is a historic seaside Episcopal church in Kennebunkport, Maine, known for its rustic stone architecture and scenic oceanfront setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artistNationality | Netherlandish ⓘ |
| collection | National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Flanders ⓘ |
| creator |
Jan van Eyck
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Jan van Eyck, Early Netherlandish painter ⓘ
linked to:
Jan van Eyck
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| depicts |
Annunciation
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Archangel Gabriel ⓘ
linked to:
Gabriel
Virgin Mary ⓘ biblical scene ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian art
ⓘ
Marian art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure of Gabriel
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figure of Mary ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ interior architectural setting ⓘ symbolic objects ⓘ |
| iconography | Gabriel announcing to Mary that she will bear Christ ⓘ |
| inception | early 15th century ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| location |
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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linked to:
National Gallery of Art
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| mainSubject | Incarnation of Christ ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
oil paint
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panel ⓘ |
| movement |
Early Netherlandish painting
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linked to:
Flemish Primitives art
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| partOf | collection of Early Netherlandish paintings at the National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Annunciation (Washington) Description of subject: Annunciation (Washington) is an early 15th-century oil painting by Jan van Eyck depicting the biblical scene of the Archangel Gabriel announcing to the Virgin Mary that she will bear Christ, now housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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