Penance (painting by Nicolas Poussin)
E462296
"Penance" is one of Nicolas Poussin’s religious paintings from his series on the Seven Sacraments, depicting the Christian sacrament of penance with his characteristic classical composition and restrained emotional intensity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Penance (painting by Nicolas Poussin) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4665625 — 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: Penance (painting by Nicolas Poussin) Context triple: [The Seven Sacraments, hasPart, Penance (painting by Nicolas Poussin)]
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A.
Saint Jerome in Penitence
"Saint Jerome in Penitence" is a religious painting by French Baroque artist Jean Restout the Younger depicting the Church Father Saint Jerome engaged in ascetic devotion and repentance.
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B.
Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake (Poussin)
"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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C.
The Deposition from the Cross (Pontormo)
The Deposition from the Cross is a celebrated altarpiece by Jacopo Pontormo that exemplifies Mannerist painting through its elongated figures, unusual spatial composition, and intense emotional expressiveness.
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D.
De pictura
De pictura is a seminal 15th-century treatise that systematically codifies the principles of linear perspective and painting in Renaissance art.
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E.
Penitent Magdalene
Penitent Magdalene is a haunting wooden sculpture by Donatello depicting Mary Magdalene in a state of intense spiritual repentance and physical emaciation.
- 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: Penance (painting by Nicolas Poussin) Target entity description: "Penance" is one of Nicolas Poussin’s religious paintings from his series on the Seven Sacraments, depicting the Christian sacrament of penance with his characteristic classical composition and restrained emotional intensity.
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A.
Saint Jerome in Penitence
"Saint Jerome in Penitence" is a religious painting by French Baroque artist Jean Restout the Younger depicting the Church Father Saint Jerome engaged in ascetic devotion and repentance.
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B.
Landscape with a Man Killed by a Snake (Poussin)
"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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C.
The Deposition from the Cross (Pontormo)
The Deposition from the Cross is a celebrated altarpiece by Jacopo Pontormo that exemplifies Mannerist painting through its elongated figures, unusual spatial composition, and intense emotional expressiveness.
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D.
De pictura
De pictura is a seminal 15th-century treatise that systematically codifies the principles of linear perspective and painting in Renaissance art.
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E.
Penitent Magdalene
Penitent Magdalene is a haunting wooden sculpture by Donatello depicting Mary Magdalene in a state of intense spiritual repentance and physical emaciation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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religious painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | Counter-Reformation art ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
classical composition
ⓘ
restrained emotional intensity ⓘ |
| basedOn | Catholic sacrament of penance ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | subdued palette ⓘ |
| compositionCharacteristic |
architectural background
ⓘ
balanced arrangement of figures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Nicolas Poussin ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christian priest
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absolution ⓘ act of contrition ⓘ penitent figures ⓘ religious ritual ⓘ sacrament of penance ⓘ |
| emotionalTone | restrained ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Nicolas Poussin ⓘ |
| hasSeriesCompanions |
Baptism (from Seven Sacraments series)
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linked to:
The Seven Sacraments
Confirmation (from Seven Sacraments series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Seven Sacraments
Eucharist (from Seven Sacraments series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Seven Sacraments
Extreme Unction (from Seven Sacraments series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Seven Sacraments
Marriage (from Seven Sacraments series) ⓘ
linked to:
Matrimony
Ordination (from Seven Sacraments series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Ordination
|
| hasTitle | Penance ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian Renaissance art
ⓘ
classical antiquity ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian sacrament
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confession ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint (inferred) ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Seven Sacraments (series by Nicolas Poussin)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Seven Sacraments
|
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| seriesSubject |
Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Seven Sacraments in Catholic theology
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| theme |
Christian morality
ⓘ
sin and forgiveness ⓘ spiritual renewal ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century (inferred) ⓘ |
| usesPerspective | linear perspective ⓘ |
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Subject: Penance (painting by Nicolas Poussin) Description of subject: "Penance" is one of Nicolas Poussin’s religious paintings from his series on the Seven Sacraments, depicting the Christian sacrament of penance with his characteristic classical composition and restrained emotional intensity.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Confirmation (painting by Nicolas Poussin)