The Wounded Angel by Hugo Simberg
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"The Wounded Angel" by Hugo Simberg is a symbolist painting depicting two boys carrying a blindfolded, injured angel on a stretcher, widely regarded as one of Finland’s most beloved and enigmatic artworks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Wounded Angel by Hugo Simberg canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8699976 — 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 Wounded Angel by Hugo Simberg Context triple: [Ateneum Art Museum, notableWorkInCollection, The Wounded Angel by Hugo Simberg]
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A.
The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel is a 1938 romantic drama film starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan, adapted from a play by screenwriter Samson Raphaelson.
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B.
The Angel
The Angel is an electronic music producer and DJ known for crafting atmospheric, dance-oriented tracks featured in underground club culture and film soundtracks.
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C.
The Angel
"The Angel" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his debut album "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.," noted for its poetic lyrics and reflective, piano-driven style.
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D.
The Angel
The Angel is a historic British inn and public house, often noted for its traditional architecture and role as a local social and lodging landmark.
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E.
The Tarnished Angels
The Tarnished Angels is a 1957 American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, adapted from William Faulkner’s novel "Pylon" and noted for its striking black-and-white CinemaScope cinematography and tragic story of barnstorming pilots.
- 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 Wounded Angel by Hugo Simberg Target entity description: "The Wounded Angel" by Hugo Simberg is a symbolist painting depicting two boys carrying a blindfolded, injured angel on a stretcher, widely regarded as one of Finland’s most beloved and enigmatic artworks.
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A.
The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel is a 1938 romantic drama film starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan, adapted from a play by screenwriter Samson Raphaelson.
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B.
The Angel
The Angel is an electronic music producer and DJ known for crafting atmospheric, dance-oriented tracks featured in underground club culture and film soundtracks.
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C.
The Angel
"The Angel" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his debut album "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.," noted for its poetic lyrics and reflective, piano-driven style.
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D.
The Angel
The Angel is a historic British inn and public house, often noted for its traditional architecture and role as a local social and lodging landmark.
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E.
The Tarnished Angels
The Tarnished Angels is a 1957 American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, adapted from William Faulkner’s novel "Pylon" and noted for its striking black-and-white CinemaScope cinematography and tragic story of barnstorming pilots.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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symbolist painting ⓘ |
| collection | Finnish National Gallery ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Finland ⓘ |
| creator | Hugo Simberg ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Finnish ⓘ |
| depicts |
bandaged angel
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blindfold ⓘ landscape background ⓘ springtime scenery ⓘ stretcher ⓘ two boys ⓘ waterside setting ⓘ wounded angel ⓘ |
| describedAs |
enigmatic artwork
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one of Finland’s most beloved paintings ⓘ |
| genre | Symbolism ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle | symbolic realism ⓘ |
| hasColorPalette | muted tones ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | national symbol of Finland ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfTitle | Finnish ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | oil paint ⓘ |
| hasSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
empathy
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hope ⓘ human vulnerability ⓘ pain ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| hasVersion | mural version in Tampere Cathedral ⓘ |
| inception | 1903 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian iconography
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Symbolist art movement ⓘ |
| location | Ateneum Art Museum ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
angel
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childhood ⓘ compassion ⓘ innocence ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| movement | Symbolism ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Hugo Simberg ⓘ |
| partOf | Finnish national art canon ⓘ |
| setIn | Helsinki region ⓘ |
| titleInFinnish | Haavoittunut enkeli ⓘ |
| usedAs | icon of Finnish Symbolism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Wounded Angel by Hugo Simberg Description of subject: "The Wounded Angel" by Hugo Simberg is a symbolist painting depicting two boys carrying a blindfolded, injured angel on a stretcher, widely regarded as one of Finland’s most beloved and enigmatic artworks.
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