Altarpiece of Saint Lawrence (Haarlem)
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The Altarpiece of Saint Lawrence (Haarlem) is a Renaissance religious painting by Dutch artist Maarten van Heemskerck, created for the Church of Saint Lawrence in Haarlem and notable for its detailed depiction of the saint’s life and martyrdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Altarpiece of Saint Lawrence (Haarlem) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5314985 — 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: Altarpiece of Saint Lawrence (Haarlem) Context triple: [Maarten van Heemskerck, notableWork, Altarpiece of Saint Lawrence (Haarlem)]
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A.
Ghent Altarpiece
The Ghent Altarpiece is a monumental 15th-century polyptych painting renowned as one of the masterpieces of Northern Renaissance art.
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B.
The Geller Altarpiece
The Geller Altarpiece is a significant Renaissance religious painting, originally created as a multi-panel altarpiece and now housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.
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C.
Leiden painters’ guild
The Leiden painters’ guild was a professional association in the Dutch city of Leiden that regulated the practice, standards, and economic interests of local painters during the Dutch Golden Age.
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D.
View of Haarlem with Bleaching Grounds
View of Haarlem with Bleaching Grounds is a celebrated 17th-century Dutch landscape painting by Jacob van Ruisdael, renowned for its expansive sky, detailed depiction of linen bleaching fields, and panoramic view of Haarlem.
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E.
tomb of Johannes Vermeer
The tomb of Johannes Vermeer is the burial site of the renowned Dutch Baroque painter in Delft’s historic Old Church.
- 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: Altarpiece of Saint Lawrence (Haarlem) Target entity description: The Altarpiece of Saint Lawrence (Haarlem) is a Renaissance religious painting by Dutch artist Maarten van Heemskerck, created for the Church of Saint Lawrence in Haarlem and notable for its detailed depiction of the saint’s life and martyrdom.
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A.
Ghent Altarpiece
The Ghent Altarpiece is a monumental 15th-century polyptych painting renowned as one of the masterpieces of Northern Renaissance art.
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B.
The Geller Altarpiece
The Geller Altarpiece is a significant Renaissance religious painting, originally created as a multi-panel altarpiece and now housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.
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C.
Leiden painters’ guild
The Leiden painters’ guild was a professional association in the Dutch city of Leiden that regulated the practice, standards, and economic interests of local painters during the Dutch Golden Age.
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D.
View of Haarlem with Bleaching Grounds
View of Haarlem with Bleaching Grounds is a celebrated 17th-century Dutch landscape painting by Jacob van Ruisdael, renowned for its expansive sky, detailed depiction of linen bleaching fields, and panoramic view of Haarlem.
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E.
tomb of Johannes Vermeer
The tomb of Johannes Vermeer is the burial site of the renowned Dutch Baroque painter in Delft’s historic Old Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
altarpiece
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religious painting ⓘ |
| artForm | panel painting ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | detailed narrative composition ⓘ |
| artistNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Haarlem ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Church authorities of Saint Lawrence in Haarlem ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Church of Saint Lawrence, Haarlem ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | Maarten van Heemskerck ⓘ |
| culture |
Dutch Renaissance
ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch Renaissance architecture
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| depicts |
Christian iconography
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Christian martyr ⓘ Roman soldiers ⓘ Saint Lawrence ⓘ architectural backgrounds ⓘ clerical figures ⓘ haloed saint ⓘ martyrdom of Saint Lawrence on a gridiron ⓘ narrative scenes ⓘ religious ceremony ⓘ saints ⓘ scenes from the life of Saint Lawrence ⓘ torture scene ⓘ |
| function |
devotional object
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liturgical focal point ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian art
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history painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central panel
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predella ⓘ side panels ⓘ |
| iconographicTheme |
charity and service to the poor
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martyrdom ⓘ |
| intendedUse | church altarpiece ⓘ |
| languageOfContext | Latin liturgical context ⓘ |
| locationCity | Haarlem ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Netherlands ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
life of Saint Lawrence
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martyrdom of Saint Lawrence ⓘ |
| movement | Northern Renaissance ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Lawrence ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Church of Saint Lawrence, Haarlem
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linked to:
Grote Kerk, Haarlem
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | Saint Lawrence as deacon of the Church in Rome ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Altarpiece of Saint Lawrence (Haarlem) Description of subject: The Altarpiece of Saint Lawrence (Haarlem) is a Renaissance religious painting by Dutch artist Maarten van Heemskerck, created for the Church of Saint Lawrence in Haarlem and notable for its detailed depiction of the saint’s life and martyrdom.
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