Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake (Poussin)
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"Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake" is a dramatic 1648 oil painting by Nicolas Poussin that exemplifies his classical landscape style and exploration of sudden violence within an ordered natural setting.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake | 1 |
| Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake (Poussin) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3306829 — 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: Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake (Poussin) Context triple: [Courtauld Gallery, notableWorkInCollection, Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake (Poussin)]
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Landscape at the Bois d’Amour
Landscape at the Bois d’Amour is a seminal Post-Impressionist painting by Paul Sérusier, celebrated for its bold use of color and abstraction that helped inspire the Nabis movement.
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B.
Landscape with Obelisk
Landscape with Obelisk is a 17th-century Dutch landscape painting, long misattributed to Rembrandt, that depicts a dramatic countryside scene dominated by a prominent stone obelisk.
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The Goldfinch (1654)
The Goldfinch (1654) is a small, trompe-l’oeil painting of a chained bird that is celebrated as a masterpiece of Dutch Golden Age art for its striking realism and emotional subtlety.
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D.
Landscape with a Goatherd and Goats
"Landscape with a Goatherd and Goats" is a pastoral landscape painting, likely from the European Old Master tradition, depicting a herder and his animals in an idealized rural setting.
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E.
Portrait of Charles Le Brun
Portrait of Charles Le Brun is a Baroque-era painted likeness of the influential French painter and court artist Charles Le Brun, created by Nicolas de Largillière.
- 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: Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake (Poussin) Target entity description: "Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake" is a dramatic 1648 oil painting by Nicolas Poussin that exemplifies his classical landscape style and exploration of sudden violence within an ordered natural setting.
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A.
Landscape at the Bois d’Amour
Landscape at the Bois d’Amour is a seminal Post-Impressionist painting by Paul Sérusier, celebrated for its bold use of color and abstraction that helped inspire the Nabis movement.
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B.
Landscape with Obelisk
Landscape with Obelisk is a 17th-century Dutch landscape painting, long misattributed to Rembrandt, that depicts a dramatic countryside scene dominated by a prominent stone obelisk.
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C.
The Goldfinch (1654)
The Goldfinch (1654) is a small, trompe-l’oeil painting of a chained bird that is celebrated as a masterpiece of Dutch Golden Age art for its striking realism and emotional subtlety.
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D.
Landscape with a Goatherd and Goats
"Landscape with a Goatherd and Goats" is a pastoral landscape painting, likely from the European Old Master tradition, depicting a herder and his animals in an idealized rural setting.
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E.
Portrait of Charles Le Brun
Portrait of Charles Le Brun is a Baroque-era painted likeness of the influential French painter and court artist Charles Le Brun, created by Nicolas de Largillière.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | key example of Poussin’s classical landscape style ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
exploration of emotion through controlled composition
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harmonizing dramatic narrative with idealized nature ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| centuryOfCreation | 17th century ⓘ |
| colorPalette | muted earth tones ⓘ |
| composition | carefully structured classical landscape ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator |
Nicolas Poussin
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Poussin, Nicolas ⓘ
linked to:
Nicolas Poussin
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| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 1648 ⓘ |
| depicts |
dramatic scene in a landscape
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figures reacting to a sudden death ⓘ man killed by a snake ⓘ sudden violence in nature ⓘ |
| genre | landscape painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later landscape painting theory ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake ⓘ |
| inception | 1648 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Classicism ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | violent death within a serene setting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contrast between ordered nature and violent event
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integration of figures into a structured landscape ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| painter | Nicolas Poussin ⓘ |
| partOf | Poussin’s late landscapes ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| style | classical landscape ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | mythological or ambiguous narrative ⓘ |
| theme |
human vulnerability in nature
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order and chaos ⓘ sudden death ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake (Poussin) Description of subject: "Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake" is a dramatic 1648 oil painting by Nicolas Poussin that exemplifies his classical landscape style and exploration of sudden violence within an ordered natural setting.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake (Poussin)
linked to: Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake (Poussin)