The Merchant (plate)
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The Merchant (plate) is a specific woodcut from the "Dance of Death" series depicting Death confronting a merchant to illustrate the inevitability of mortality regardless of wealth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Merchant (plate) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10221879 — 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 Merchant (plate) Context triple: [Dance of Death woodcuts, hasPart, The Merchant (plate)]
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A.
Mercedarian shield
The Mercedarian shield is the heraldic emblem of the Order of Our Lady of Mercy, symbolizing its Marian devotion and mission of mercy and redemption.
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B.
Medallion
The Medallion is a ceremonial award piece presented to recipients of the National Film Award for Best Editing in India.
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C.
Iron Knight, Silver Vase
"Iron Knight, Silver Vase" is a wuxia novel by Wang Dulu that forms part of his Crane-Iron series, which inspired the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon films.
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D.
Icarus (plate)
Icarus (plate) is a musical piece or movement featured within the jazz work "Jazz," likely serving as one of its distinct sections or compositions.
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E.
Savoy shield
The Savoy shield is the heraldic emblem of the House of Savoy, featuring a white cross on a red background, historically used as a central symbol of the Savoyard dynasty and the Italian monarchy.
- 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 Merchant (plate) Target entity description: The Merchant (plate) is a specific woodcut from the "Dance of Death" series depicting Death confronting a merchant to illustrate the inevitability of mortality regardless of wealth.
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A.
Mercedarian shield
The Mercedarian shield is the heraldic emblem of the Order of Our Lady of Mercy, symbolizing its Marian devotion and mission of mercy and redemption.
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B.
Medallion
The Medallion is a ceremonial award piece presented to recipients of the National Film Award for Best Editing in India.
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C.
Iron Knight, Silver Vase
"Iron Knight, Silver Vase" is a wuxia novel by Wang Dulu that forms part of his Crane-Iron series, which inspired the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon films.
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D.
Icarus (plate)
Icarus (plate) is a musical piece or movement featured within the jazz work "Jazz," likely serving as one of its distinct sections or compositions.
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E.
Savoy shield
The Savoy shield is the heraldic emblem of the House of Savoy, featuring a white cross on a red background, historically used as a central symbol of the Savoyard dynasty and the Italian monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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woodcut print ⓘ |
| artMovement | Northern Renaissance ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition |
Dance of Death iconography
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linked to:
Dance of Death woodcuts
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| depicts |
Death
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merchant ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
personification of Death
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wealthy man ⓘ |
| genre | allegorical art ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
inevitability of death
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memento mori ⓘ vanitas ⓘ |
| iconographicType | Death and the merchant ⓘ |
| illustrates | inevitability of mortality regardless of wealth ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general Christian public ⓘ |
| intendedFunction | didactic image ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | woodcut ⓘ |
| moralMessage |
wealth cannot prevent death
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worldly riches are transient ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | example of the death of the rich ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Dance of Death ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Christian morality
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Danse Macabre ⓘ
linked to:
Danse macabre
late medieval attitudes toward death ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | confrontation between Death and a merchant ⓘ |
| technique | relief printing ⓘ |
| visualMotif | contrast between luxury and mortality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Merchant (plate) Description of subject: The Merchant (plate) is a specific woodcut from the "Dance of Death" series depicting Death confronting a merchant to illustrate the inevitability of mortality regardless of wealth.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.