Death and the Miser
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Death and the Miser is a late 15th-century religious and moralizing painting by Hieronymus Bosch that depicts a dying man torn between salvation and the temptations of earthly wealth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Death and the Miser canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6727178 — 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: Death and the Miser Context triple: [Hieronymus Bosch, notableWork, Death and the Miser]
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A.
The Miser's Heart
The Miser's Heart is a 1911 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, featuring early cinema actress Linda Arvidson.
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B.
L’Avare
L’Avare is a classic 17th-century comedic play by Molière that satirizes greed through the miserly character of Harpagon.
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C.
Volpone
Volpone is a satirical comedy play by Ben Jonson that critiques greed and corruption in wealthy Venetian society.
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D.
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure is a dark comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of justice, morality, and hypocrisy in a corrupt Vienna.
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E.
Tartuffe
Tartuffe is a classic 17th-century French comedic play by Molière that satirizes religious hypocrisy through the story of a pious fraud who deceives a wealthy household.
- 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: Death and the Miser Target entity description: Death and the Miser is a late 15th-century religious and moralizing painting by Hieronymus Bosch that depicts a dying man torn between salvation and the temptations of earthly wealth.
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A.
The Miser's Heart
The Miser's Heart is a 1911 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, featuring early cinema actress Linda Arvidson.
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B.
L’Avare
L’Avare is a classic 17th-century comedic play by Molière that satirizes greed through the miserly character of Harpagon.
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C.
Volpone
Volpone is a satirical comedy play by Ben Jonson that critiques greed and corruption in wealthy Venetian society.
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D.
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure is a dark comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of justice, morality, and hypocrisy in a corrupt Vienna.
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E.
Tartuffe
Tartuffe is a classic 17th-century French comedic play by Molière that satirizes religious hypocrisy through the story of a pious fraud who deceives a wealthy household.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
moralizing painting
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painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artist | Hieronymus Bosch ⓘ |
| collection | National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | Hieronymus Bosch ⓘ |
| depictionOf |
final judgment of the soul
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moment of death ⓘ |
| depicts |
a dying man
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angels ⓘ bedridden man ⓘ chest of money ⓘ coins ⓘ crucifix ⓘ crucifix on the wall ⓘ demons ⓘ personification of Death ⓘ rosary ⓘ window with light ⓘ |
| genre |
moral allegory
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religious art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
angel pointing to a crucifix
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beam of light from a window ⓘ demon offering a bag of gold ⓘ figure of Death entering the room ⓘ small figure placing coins in a chest ⓘ |
| inception | late 15th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | late medieval Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
death
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greed ⓘ salvation ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Early Netherlandish painting
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linked to:
Flemish Primitives art
Northern Renaissance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | none ⓘ |
| partOf | Bosch’s religious works ⓘ |
| support | panel ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian morality
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conflict between salvation and earthly wealth ⓘ memento mori ⓘ |
| usesSymbol |
coins as symbol of avarice
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demons as symbol of sin ⓘ light as symbol of divine grace ⓘ skull ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Death and the Miser Description of subject: Death and the Miser is a late 15th-century religious and moralizing painting by Hieronymus Bosch that depicts a dying man torn between salvation and the temptations of earthly wealth.
Referenced by (2)
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