The Lawyer (plate)
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The Lawyer (plate) is a specific woodcut from Hans Holbein’s "Dance of Death" series, depicting Death confronting a legal professional to illustrate the inevitability of mortality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Lawyer (plate) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10221889 — 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 Lawyer (plate) Context triple: [Dance of Death woodcuts, hasPart, The Lawyer (plate)]
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A.
The Klaw
The Klaw is the nickname of NBA star Kawhi Leonard, renowned for his elite defense, massive hands, and calm, methodical playing style.
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B.
Lux et Lex
Lux et Lex is the Latin motto of the University of North Dakota, traditionally interpreted as “Light and Law.”
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C.
The Bench
The Bench is a film featuring Danish actor Jesper Christensen in a prominent role.
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D.
The Bench
The Bench is the dedicated student cheering section for University of California, Berkeley football games, known for its energetic support and traditions during Big Game and other home matchups.
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E.
The Bench
"The Bench" is a children's picture book by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, that reflects on the bond between fathers and sons through a mother's perspective.
- 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 Lawyer (plate) Target entity description: The Lawyer (plate) is a specific woodcut from Hans Holbein’s "Dance of Death" series, depicting Death confronting a legal professional to illustrate the inevitability of mortality.
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A.
The Klaw
The Klaw is the nickname of NBA star Kawhi Leonard, renowned for his elite defense, massive hands, and calm, methodical playing style.
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B.
Lux et Lex
Lux et Lex is the Latin motto of the University of North Dakota, traditionally interpreted as “Light and Law.”
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C.
The Bench
The Bench is a film featuring Danish actor Jesper Christensen in a prominent role.
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D.
The Bench
The Bench is the dedicated student cheering section for University of California, Berkeley football games, known for its energetic support and traditions during Big Game and other home matchups.
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E.
The Bench
"The Bench" is a children's picture book by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, that reflects on the bond between fathers and sons through a mother's perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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print from a series ⓘ woodcut print ⓘ |
| artist | Hans Holbein the Younger ⓘ |
| artMovement | Northern Renaissance ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Reformation-era moral concerns ⓘ |
| basedOn | medieval Dance of Death tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| creator | Hans Holbein the Younger ⓘ |
| depicts |
Death
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Death interrupting the lawyer at work ⓘ a desk ⓘ a lawyer ⓘ a legal professional confronted by Death ⓘ books ⓘ legal documents ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical art
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religious art ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of Holbein’s satirical treatment of social elites
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representative image of legal profession in Dance of Death imagery ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
skeleton as personification of Death
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vanitas symbolism ⓘ |
| iconographicType | Dance of Death scene with professional figure ⓘ |
| influencedBy | late medieval moralizing imagery ⓘ |
| intendedMessage |
critique of legal profession’s worldliness
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reminder that social status cannot avert death ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
inevitability of death
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memento mori ⓘ |
| medium | ink on paper ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Dance of Death ⓘ |
| publicationContext | Dance of Death woodcut series first published in Lyon ⓘ |
| seriesTheme |
moral critique of social estates
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universality of death ⓘ |
| technique | woodcut ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
| title | The Lawyer ⓘ |
| visualContrast | contrast between busy lawyer and intrusive Death ⓘ |
| workSeriesPosition | one plate among multiple social types in Dance of Death ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Lawyer (plate) Description of subject: The Lawyer (plate) is a specific woodcut from Hans Holbein’s "Dance of Death" series, depicting Death confronting a legal professional to illustrate the inevitability of mortality.
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