The Oath of Brutus
E442425
The Oath of Brutus is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton, depicting the legendary Roman figure Lucius Junius Brutus swearing an oath to overthrow the monarchy and establish the Roman Republic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Oath of Brutus canonical | 3 |
| Brutus Taking the Oath (variant title) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4467088 — 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 Oath of Brutus Context triple: [Gavin Hamilton, notableWork, The Oath of Brutus]
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A.
Life of Brutus
Life of Brutus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, focusing on the life and character of the Roman statesman Marcus Junius Brutus, famed for his role in the assassination of Julius Caesar.
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B.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and dictator whose military conquests and political reforms paved the way for the end of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
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C.
Catiline His Conspiracy
Catiline His Conspiracy is a Jacobean-era tragedy by Ben Jonson dramatizing the infamous Roman conspiracy led by Lucius Sergius Catilina against the Republic.
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D.
Coriolanus
Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the life of the proud Roman general Caius Marcius Coriolanus and his tumultuous relationship with the people of Rome.
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E.
Caesar and Cleopatra
"Caesar and Cleopatra" is a 1945 British historical drama film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s play, starring Vivien Leigh as Cleopatra alongside Claude Rains as Julius Caesar.
- 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 Oath of Brutus Target entity description: The Oath of Brutus is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton, depicting the legendary Roman figure Lucius Junius Brutus swearing an oath to overthrow the monarchy and establish the Roman Republic.
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A.
Life of Brutus
Life of Brutus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, focusing on the life and character of the Roman statesman Marcus Junius Brutus, famed for his role in the assassination of Julius Caesar.
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B.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and dictator whose military conquests and political reforms paved the way for the end of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
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C.
Catiline His Conspiracy
Catiline His Conspiracy is a Jacobean-era tragedy by Ben Jonson dramatizing the infamous Roman conspiracy led by Lucius Sergius Catilina against the Republic.
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D.
Coriolanus
Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the life of the proud Roman general Caius Marcius Coriolanus and his tumultuous relationship with the people of Rome.
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E.
Caesar and Cleopatra
"Caesar and Cleopatra" is a 1945 British historical drama film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s play, starring Vivien Leigh as Cleopatra alongside Claude Rains as Julius Caesar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history painting
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neoclassical painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | British neoclassical history painting ⓘ |
| basedOn | Roman legend of Lucius Junius Brutus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| creator | Gavin Hamilton ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| depicts |
Brutus swearing an oath
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Lucius Junius Brutus ⓘ oath-taking scene ⓘ the founding of the Roman Republic ⓘ the overthrow of the Roman monarchy ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | establishment of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| depictsMythology |
Roman mythology
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linked to:
Roman religion
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| depictsTimePeriod |
ancient Rome
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linked to:
Roman Antiquity
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| genre | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| hasInfluence | later neoclassical depictions of Roman republican themes ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
classical composition
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idealized figures ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
civic duty
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founding of political order ⓘ sacrifice for the state ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Brutus Taking the Oath (variant title)
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linked to:
The Oath of Brutus
The Oath of Brutus ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lucius Junius Brutus ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| portrays | transition from monarchy to republic in Rome ⓘ |
| subject |
anti-monarchism
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political revolution ⓘ republican virtue ⓘ |
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Subject: The Oath of Brutus Description of subject: The Oath of Brutus is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton, depicting the legendary Roman figure Lucius Junius Brutus swearing an oath to overthrow the monarchy and establish the Roman Republic.
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