Het melkmeisje
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Het melkmeisje is a famous 17th-century painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer depicting a kitchen maid pouring milk in a quiet domestic interior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Het melkmeisje canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T444143 — 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: Het melkmeisje Context triple: [The Milkmaid, hasTitle, Het melkmeisje]
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A.
The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
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B.
The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
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C.
Die Siel van die Mier
Die Siel van die Mier is a pioneering work of natural history and psychology by Eugène Marais that explores the complex social behavior and collective “mind” of termite colonies.
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D.
The Egg
The Egg is a modern, student-centered dining and learning facility at the Culinary Institute of America’s Hyde Park campus that showcases culinary education in a real-world restaurant environment.
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E.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
- 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: Het melkmeisje Target entity description: Het melkmeisje is a famous 17th-century painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer depicting a kitchen maid pouring milk in a quiet domestic interior.
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A.
The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
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B.
The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
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C.
Die Siel van die Mier
Die Siel van die Mier is a pioneering work of natural history and psychology by Eugène Marais that explores the complex social behavior and collective “mind” of termite colonies.
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D.
The Egg
The Egg is a modern, student-centered dining and learning facility at the Culinary Institute of America’s Hyde Park campus that showcases culinary education in a real-world restaurant environment.
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E.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch Golden Age painting
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oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Baroque ⓘ |
| artist | Johannes Vermeer ⓘ |
| catalogueRaisonneNumber | Vermeer 10 ⓘ |
| collection | Rijksmuseum ⓘ |
| colorPalette | blue and yellow tones ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| creator | Johannes Vermeer ⓘ |
| depicts |
domestic interior
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earthenware milk jug ⓘ foot warmer ⓘ kitchen maid ⓘ table with bread ⓘ window with daylight ⓘ woman pouring milk ⓘ |
| genre | genre painting ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
domestic work
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everyday life ⓘ food preparation ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaArticle |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Milkmaid_(Vermeer)
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linked to:
The Milkmaid
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| height | approximately 45.5 cm ⓘ |
| imageFormat | vertical ⓘ |
| inception |
17th century
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circa 1657 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amsterdam
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Netherlands ⓘ |
| location |
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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linked to:
Rijksmuseum
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| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| museumAccessionNumber |
Rijksmuseum SK-A-2344
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linked to:
Rijksmuseum
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| notableFor |
detailed depiction of textures
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quiet, intimate atmosphere ⓘ use of light ⓘ |
| partOf | collection of Dutch paintings at the Rijksmuseum ⓘ |
| style | realism ⓘ |
| subjectGender | female ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation | kitchen maid ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| title |
Het melkmeisje
ⓘ
The Milkmaid ⓘ |
| width | approximately 41 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Het melkmeisje Description of subject: Het melkmeisje is a famous 17th-century painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer depicting a kitchen maid pouring milk in a quiet domestic interior.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.