The Ambassadors
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The Ambassadors is a 1533 double-portrait painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, renowned for its detailed depiction of two French diplomats and its famous anamorphic skull symbolizing mortality.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ambassadors canonical | 8 |
| "The Ambassadors" | 2 |
| The Ambassadors (Holbein) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2192921 — 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 Ambassadors Context triple: [Hans Holbein the Younger, notableWork, The Ambassadors]
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A.
The Ambassadors
The Ambassadors is a 1903 novel by Henry James that follows an American envoy in Europe and is celebrated for its intricate psychological insight and refined narrative style.
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B.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
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C.
The Great Sebastian
The Great Sebastian is a charismatic and daring trapeze artist who serves as one of the central performers in the classic circus drama film "The Greatest Show on Earth."
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D.
The Humorous Courtier
The Humorous Courtier is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes courtly manners and affectation in early 17th-century England.
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E.
The Laughing Cavalier
The Laughing Cavalier is a famous 1624 portrait by Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals, celebrated for its lively brushwork, vivid detail, and the subject’s enigmatic, almost smiling expression.
- 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 Ambassadors Target entity description: The Ambassadors is a 1533 double-portrait painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, renowned for its detailed depiction of two French diplomats and its famous anamorphic skull symbolizing mortality.
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A.
The Ambassadors
The Ambassadors is a 1903 novel by Henry James that follows an American envoy in Europe and is celebrated for its intricate psychological insight and refined narrative style.
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B.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
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C.
The Great Sebastian
The Great Sebastian is a charismatic and daring trapeze artist who serves as one of the central performers in the classic circus drama film "The Greatest Show on Earth."
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D.
The Humorous Courtier
The Humorous Courtier is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes courtly manners and affectation in early 17th-century England.
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E.
The Laughing Cavalier
The Laughing Cavalier is a famous 1624 portrait by Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals, celebrated for its lively brushwork, vivid detail, and the subject’s enigmatic, almost smiling expression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| appliesToPart | anamorphic skull ⓘ |
| collection |
National Gallery, London
ⓘ
linked to:
National Gallery
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| commissionedBy | Jean de Dinteville ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| creator | Hans Holbein the Younger ⓘ |
| depicts |
Georges de Selve
ⓘ
Georges de Selve, bishop of Lavaur ⓘ Jean de Dinteville ⓘ Jean de Dinteville, French ambassador to England ⓘ
linked to:
Jean de Dinteville
Renaissance humanism ⓘ luxury textiles ⓘ oriental carpet ⓘ political power ⓘ religious symbolism ⓘ scientific knowledge ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
National Gallery catalogue
ⓘ
linked to:
National Gallery
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| genre | double portrait ⓘ |
| hasEffect | influenced later uses of anamorphosis in art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
anamorphic skull
ⓘ
astronomical instruments ⓘ books ⓘ broken lute string ⓘ celestial globe ⓘ crucifix ⓘ lute ⓘ mathematical instruments ⓘ terrestrial globe ⓘ |
| height | 207 cm ⓘ |
| inception | 1533 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| location |
National Gallery, London
ⓘ
linked to:
National Gallery
|
| mainSubject |
French diplomats
ⓘ
memento mori ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Northern Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
anamorphic perspective
ⓘ
detailed depiction of objects ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Hans Holbein the Younger ⓘ |
| partOf | collection of the National Gallery, London ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
mortality
ⓘ
the transience of life ⓘ vanitas ⓘ |
| title |
Les Ambassadeurs
ⓘ
The Ambassadors ⓘ |
| width | 209.5 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ambassadors Description of subject: The Ambassadors is a 1533 double-portrait painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, renowned for its detailed depiction of two French diplomats and its famous anamorphic skull symbolizing mortality.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Ambassadors
linked to: The Ambassadors
subject linked to:
Georges de Selve, bishop of Lavaur
linked to: The Ambassadors