The Old Woman (plate)
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The Old Woman (plate) is a specific woodcut from the Dance of Death series, depicting Death confronting an elderly woman as part of the allegorical cycle on mortality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Old Woman (plate) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10221886 — 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 Old Woman (plate) Context triple: [Dance of Death woodcuts, hasPart, The Old Woman (plate)]
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A.
the Old Woman
The Old Woman is a resilient, sharp-witted servant and storyteller in Voltaire’s satirical novella "Candide," known for her tragic backstory and cynical perspective on suffering.
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B.
Old Woman
Old Woman is a minor character in James Baldwin’s play "The Amen Corner," representing the older, devout members of the Harlem church community.
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C.
The Old Lady
The Old Lady is a recurring comic character from Fontaine Fox’s early 20th-century newspaper strip "Toonerville Folks," known for embodying the quaint, humorous charm of small-town life.
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D.
The Old People
"The Old People" is a short story by William Faulkner that forms part of his collection *Go Down, Moses*, exploring themes of heritage, race, and the Southern wilderness through a young boy’s hunting experiences.
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E.
Feteiras
Feteiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on São Miguel Island in the Azores, Portugal.
- 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 Old Woman (plate) Target entity description: The Old Woman (plate) is a specific woodcut from the Dance of Death series, depicting Death confronting an elderly woman as part of the allegorical cycle on mortality.
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A.
the Old Woman
The Old Woman is a resilient, sharp-witted servant and storyteller in Voltaire’s satirical novella "Candide," known for her tragic backstory and cynical perspective on suffering.
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B.
Old Woman
Old Woman is a minor character in James Baldwin’s play "The Amen Corner," representing the older, devout members of the Harlem church community.
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C.
The Old Lady
The Old Lady is a recurring comic character from Fontaine Fox’s early 20th-century newspaper strip "Toonerville Folks," known for embodying the quaint, humorous charm of small-town life.
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D.
The Old People
"The Old People" is a short story by William Faulkner that forms part of his collection *Go Down, Moses*, exploring themes of heritage, race, and the Southern wilderness through a young boy’s hunting experiences.
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E.
Feteiras
Feteiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on São Miguel Island in the Azores, Portugal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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print from a series ⓘ woodcut print ⓘ |
| allegoricalMeaning |
reminder that death comes to people of all ages
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vanitas reflection on the end of life ⓘ |
| artForm | woodcut ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | late medieval and early modern Dance of Death tradition ⓘ |
| cyclePosition | one plate among multiple social types in the Dance of Death ⓘ |
| depicts |
Death
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elderly woman ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical art
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memento mori ⓘ |
| iconography | personification of Death leading or confronting a human figure ⓘ |
| intendedFunction | moral and religious reflection on death and salvation ⓘ |
| medium | ink on paper ⓘ |
| narrativeContext | universal summons of Death across social and age categories ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | confrontation between Death and an old woman ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Dance of Death
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linked to:
The English Dance of Death
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| seriesType |
Dance of Death cycle
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linked to:
Dance of Death series
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| subjectAgeGroup | old age ⓘ |
| theme |
inevitability of death
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mortality ⓘ |
| title | The Old Woman ⓘ |
| visualMotif |
aged female figure
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skeletal figure of Death ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Old Woman (plate) Description of subject: The Old Woman (plate) is a specific woodcut from the Dance of Death series, depicting Death confronting an elderly woman as part of the allegorical cycle on mortality.
Referenced by (1)
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