Mérode Altarpiece
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The Mérode Altarpiece is an early Netherlandish triptych painting, celebrated for its detailed domestic depiction of the Annunciation and attributed to the workshop of Robert Campin.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mérode Altarpiece canonical | 2 |
| Annunciation Triptych | 1 |
| Annunciation Triptych (Mérode Altarpiece) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7430787 — 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: Mérode Altarpiece Context triple: [Robert Campin, notableWork, Mérode Altarpiece]
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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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Columba Altarpiece
The Columba Altarpiece is a mid-15th-century triptych by Early Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden, renowned for its detailed, emotionally expressive depictions of scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary.
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Bladelin Altarpiece
The Bladelin Altarpiece is a mid-15th-century Netherlandish triptych by Rogier van der Weyden, renowned for its detailed depiction of the Nativity and sophisticated use of perspective and symbolism.
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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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Isenheim Altarpiece
The Isenheim Altarpiece is a renowned early 16th-century polyptych by Matthias Grünewald, celebrated for its intense, emotionally charged depictions of the Crucifixion and scenes of suffering and redemption.
- 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: Mérode Altarpiece Target entity description: The Mérode Altarpiece is an early Netherlandish triptych painting, celebrated for its detailed domestic depiction of the Annunciation and attributed to the workshop of Robert Campin.
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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.
Columba Altarpiece
The Columba Altarpiece is a mid-15th-century triptych by Early Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden, renowned for its detailed, emotionally expressive depictions of scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary.
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C.
Bladelin Altarpiece
The Bladelin Altarpiece is a mid-15th-century Netherlandish triptych by Rogier van der Weyden, renowned for its detailed depiction of the Nativity and sophisticated use of perspective and symbolism.
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D.
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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E.
Isenheim Altarpiece
The Isenheim Altarpiece is a renowned early 16th-century polyptych by Matthias Grünewald, celebrated for its intense, emotionally charged depictions of the Crucifixion and scenes of suffering and redemption.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early Netherlandish painting
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religious painting ⓘ triptych ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Annunciation Triptych
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linked to:
Mérode Altarpiece
|
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of Early Netherlandish domestic religious imagery
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key work in transition from medieval to Renaissance art in the North ⓘ noted for meticulous detail and symbolism ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Robert Campin ⓘ |
| centralPanelSubject | Annunciation in a domestic interior ⓘ |
| collection | The Cloisters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | workshop of Robert Campin ⓘ |
| culture | Flemish ⓘ |
| depicts |
Annunciation
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candle just extinguished ⓘ domestic interior ⓘ donor portraits ⓘ lilies in a vase ⓘ mousetraps ⓘ tiny Christ Child carrying a cross ⓘ tools of carpentry ⓘ townscape ⓘ |
| function | private devotional altarpiece ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| iconographyFeature |
extinguished candle symbolizing Incarnation
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lilies symbolizing purity of Mary ⓘ symbolic domestic objects ⓘ symbolism of mousetrap as trap for the devil ⓘ |
| inception |
circa 1425
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circa 1427 ⓘ |
| leftPanelSubject |
donor couple
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donor’s wife ⓘ |
| location |
New York City
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| mainSubject |
Archangel Gabriel
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linked to:
Gabriel
Incarnation of Christ ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
oak panel
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Early Netherlandish art
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linked to:
Flemish Primitives art
|
| namedAfter | Mérode family ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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linked to:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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| paintingTechnique | oil on panel ⓘ |
| panelLayout | three panels ⓘ |
| previousOwner | Mérode family ⓘ |
| rightPanelSubject |
Joseph’s workshop
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Saint Joseph ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 15th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Mérode Altarpiece Description of subject: The Mérode Altarpiece is an early Netherlandish triptych painting, celebrated for its detailed domestic depiction of the Annunciation and attributed to the workshop of Robert Campin.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Mérode Altarpiece
linked to: Mérode Altarpiece