The Merry Family
E28398
The Merry Family is a 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Jan Steen depicting a boisterous household scene as a humorous moral lesson about excess and misbehavior.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Merry Family canonical | 3 |
| Het vrolijke huisgezin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T223036 — 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 Merry Family Context triple: [Rijksmuseum, notableWorkInCollection, The Merry Family]
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A.
The Brothers
"The Brothers" is a 17th-century stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, reflecting the manners and intrigues of Caroline-era London society.
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B.
The Sisters
"The Sisters" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of family, marriage, and social manners.
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C.
The Pride of the Village
"The Pride of the Village" is a short story by Washington Irving, included in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*, that portrays rural English life through a sentimental tale of love and tragedy.
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D.
Clemmie
Clemmie is a diminutive given name commonly used as a nickname for Clementine.
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E.
The Hatch Family
The Hatch Family is a genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that depicts an intimate domestic scene, reflecting 19th-century American family life and social values.
- 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 Merry Family Target entity description: The Merry Family is a 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Jan Steen depicting a boisterous household scene as a humorous moral lesson about excess and misbehavior.
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A.
The Brothers
"The Brothers" is a 17th-century stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, reflecting the manners and intrigues of Caroline-era London society.
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B.
The Sisters
"The Sisters" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of family, marriage, and social manners.
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C.
The Pride of the Village
"The Pride of the Village" is a short story by Washington Irving, included in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*, that portrays rural English life through a sentimental tale of love and tragedy.
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D.
Clemmie
Clemmie is a diminutive given name commonly used as a nickname for Clementine.
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E.
The Hatch Family
The Hatch Family is a genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that depicts an intimate domestic scene, reflecting 19th-century American family life and social values.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genre painting
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painting ⓘ |
| appliesToPart | canvas ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | 17th-century Dutch genre painting ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| collection | Rijksmuseum collection ⓘ |
| colorPalette | warm tones ⓘ |
| conveys |
humorous moralizing tone
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moral lesson about excess ⓘ warning about parental example ⓘ warning against drunkenness ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| creator | Jan Steen ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| depicts |
boisterous household scene
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children imitating adult misbehavior ⓘ domestic interior ⓘ family drinking ⓘ music making ⓘ overindulgence in alcohol ⓘ smoking ⓘ |
| genre | genre art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
child smoking a pipe
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children playing musical instruments ⓘ figure of drunken father ⓘ figure of mother drinking ⓘ food on table ⓘ inscription with moralizing verse ⓘ musical instruments ⓘ scattered household objects ⓘ wall paintings ⓘ wine jugs ⓘ |
| inception | 1668 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| location | Rijksmuseum ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
family
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moralizing scene ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Dutch Golden Age painting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of humor and moral message
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depiction of chaotic family life ⓘ lively characterization of figures ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Het vrolijke huisgezin
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linked to:
The Merry Family
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| partOf | Dutch Golden Age domestic genre tradition ⓘ |
| significantFigure | Jan Steen ⓘ |
| style |
narrative detail
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realism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Merry Family Description of subject: The Merry Family is a 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Jan Steen depicting a boisterous household scene as a humorous moral lesson about excess and misbehavior.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Merry Family