The Triumph of Death
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The Triumph of Death is a haunting 16th-century painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder that depicts an apocalyptic landscape overrun by skeletal armies, symbolizing the universality and inevitability of death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Triumph of Death canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5684838 — 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 Triumph of Death Context triple: [Pieter Bruegel the Elder, notableWork, The Triumph of Death]
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A.
Il trionfo della morte
Il trionfo della morte is a 1894 decadent novel by Italian writer Gabriele D’Annunzio that explores themes of erotic obsession, nihilism, and the allure of death.
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B.
The Allegory of the Martyrs
The Allegory of the Martyrs is a religious Baroque painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically honors Christian martyrs through dramatic, idealized figures and rich, expressive composition.
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C.
The Allegory of Christian Death
The Allegory of Christian Death is a religious Baroque painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that meditates on mortality and Christian salvation through symbolic imagery.
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D.
Dance of Death woodcuts
The Dance of Death woodcuts are a renowned series of early 16th-century allegorical prints by Hans Holbein the Younger that depict Death confronting people from all walks of life, illustrating the universality of mortality.
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E.
Death of the Virgin
Death of the Virgin is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the Virgin Mary's death with stark realism and dramatic chiaroscuro, notable for its emotional intensity and controversial naturalism.
- 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 Triumph of Death Target entity description: The Triumph of Death is a haunting 16th-century painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder that depicts an apocalyptic landscape overrun by skeletal armies, symbolizing the universality and inevitability of death.
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A.
Il trionfo della morte
Il trionfo della morte is a 1894 decadent novel by Italian writer Gabriele D’Annunzio that explores themes of erotic obsession, nihilism, and the allure of death.
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B.
The Allegory of the Martyrs
The Allegory of the Martyrs is a religious Baroque painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically honors Christian martyrs through dramatic, idealized figures and rich, expressive composition.
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C.
The Allegory of Christian Death
The Allegory of Christian Death is a religious Baroque painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that meditates on mortality and Christian salvation through symbolic imagery.
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D.
Dance of Death woodcuts
The Dance of Death woodcuts are a renowned series of early 16th-century allegorical prints by Hans Holbein the Younger that depict Death confronting people from all walks of life, illustrating the universality of mortality.
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E.
Death of the Virgin
Death of the Virgin is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the Virgin Mary's death with stark realism and dramatic chiaroscuro, notable for its emotional intensity and controversial naturalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| collection |
Museo del Prado collection
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linked to:
Prado Museum
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| countryOfOrigin | Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | Pieter Bruegel the Elder ⓘ |
| depicts |
army of skeletons
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battlefield ⓘ burning landscape ⓘ card players ⓘ church ⓘ coffin ⓘ corpses ⓘ cross ⓘ dogs eating corpses ⓘ gallows ⓘ hourglass ⓘ king ⓘ musicians ⓘ nobility ⓘ peasants ⓘ shipwreck ⓘ skeleton ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical painting
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memento mori ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bell tower
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burning buildings ⓘ cart of skulls ⓘ king robbed by skeletons ⓘ lovers oblivious to danger ⓘ sea with ships ⓘ skeletal army ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1562 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Danse Macabre tradition
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linked to:
Danse macabre
medieval apocalyptic imagery ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | none ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Madrid
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Spain ⓘ |
| location |
Museo del Prado
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linked to:
Prado Museum
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| mainSubject |
apocalypse
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death ⓘ inevitability of death ⓘ universality of death ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Northern Renaissance ⓘ |
| partOf | Prado’s collection of works by Pieter Bruegel the Elder ⓘ |
| support | panel ⓘ |
| title | The Triumph of Death ⓘ |
| titleInOriginalLanguage | De triomf van de Dood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Triumph of Death Description of subject: The Triumph of Death is a haunting 16th-century painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder that depicts an apocalyptic landscape overrun by skeletal armies, symbolizing the universality and inevitability of death.
Referenced by (3)
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