The Finding of Moses
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The Finding of Moses is a 19th-century religious history painting by German Romantic artist Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow depicting the biblical story of the infant Moses discovered in the Nile.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Die Auffindung des Moses | 1 |
| Finding of Moses | 1 |
| The Finding of Moses canonical | 1 |
| The Finding of Moses (various artworks) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9469150 — 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 Finding of Moses Context triple: [Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, notableWork, The Finding of Moses]
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A.
The Finding of Moses
The Finding of Moses is a Baroque-era religious painting by French artist Charles de La Fosse depicting the biblical story of the infant Moses being discovered in the Nile.
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B.
The Life of Moses
The Life of Moses is a 1910 American silent religious epic film dramatizing key events from the biblical story of Moses.
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C.
Life of Moses
Life of Moses is a theological and allegorical treatise by Gregory of Nyssa that interprets the biblical story of Moses as a guide to the soul’s spiritual ascent and perfection.
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D.
Mosè in Egitto
Mosè in Egitto is an opera by Gioachino Rossini that dramatizes the biblical story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt, notable for its dramatic choruses and sacred-historical subject matter.
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E.
Moses Supposes
"Moses Supposes" is a fast-paced comedic song-and-dance number from the classic musical film "Singin' in the Rain," known for its tongue-twisting lyrics and energetic choreography.
- 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 Finding of Moses Target entity description: The Finding of Moses is a 19th-century religious history painting by German Romantic artist Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow depicting the biblical story of the infant Moses discovered in the Nile.
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A.
The Finding of Moses
The Finding of Moses is a Baroque-era religious painting by French artist Charles de La Fosse depicting the biblical story of the infant Moses being discovered in the Nile.
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B.
The Life of Moses
The Life of Moses is a 1910 American silent religious epic film dramatizing key events from the biblical story of Moses.
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C.
Life of Moses
Life of Moses is a theological and allegorical treatise by Gregory of Nyssa that interprets the biblical story of Moses as a guide to the soul’s spiritual ascent and perfection.
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D.
Mosè in Egitto
Mosè in Egitto is an opera by Gioachino Rossini that dramatizes the biblical story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt, notable for its dramatic choruses and sacred-historical subject matter.
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E.
Moses Supposes
"Moses Supposes" is a fast-paced comedic song-and-dance number from the classic musical film "Singin' in the Rain," known for its tongue-twisting lyrics and energetic choreography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
ⓘ
religious painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | Düsseldorf school of painting ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | Romantic history painting ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Exodus
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName |
Friedrich Wilhelm von Schadow
ⓘ
linked to:
Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow
|
| creatorNationality | German ⓘ |
| culturalContext | 19th-century German Protestant culture ⓘ |
| depicts |
Egyptian setting
ⓘ
Moses ⓘ Nile River ⓘ
linked to:
Nile
Pharaoh's daughter ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaoh’s daughter
biblical story of the finding of Moses in the Nile ⓘ women discovering Moses in a basket ⓘ |
| genre | Romanticism ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalFigure |
Moses
ⓘ
Pharaoh's daughter ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaoh’s daughter
|
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Christian iconography
ⓘ
biblical exegesis ⓘ |
| hasSetting | banks of the Nile ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter | Old Testament narrative ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage |
Die Auffindung des Moses
ⓘ
linked to:
The Finding of Moses
|
| iconographicTheme |
Finding of Moses
ⓘ
linked to:
The Finding of Moses
|
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | infant Moses ⓘ |
| movement | German Romanticism ⓘ |
| narrativeContext | Exodus 2:1–10 ⓘ |
| narrativeType | religious history ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| portrays |
Moses in a basket among the reeds
ⓘ
scene from the life of Moses ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTheme | biblical narrative ⓘ |
| sharesThemeWith |
The Finding of Moses (various artworks)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Finding of Moses
|
| theme |
deliverance
ⓘ
divine providence ⓘ protection of the innocent ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Finding of Moses Description of subject: The Finding of Moses is a 19th-century religious history painting by German Romantic artist Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow depicting the biblical story of the infant Moses discovered in the Nile.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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The Finding of Moses
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subject linked to:
The Finding of Moses
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subject linked to:
The Finding of Moses
linked to: The Finding of Moses