Woman Holding a Balance
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Woman Holding a Balance is a 17th-century oil painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, celebrated for its serene domestic scene, masterful use of light, and subtle symbolism of judgment and morality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Woman Holding a Balance canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1221030 — 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: Woman Holding a Balance Context triple: [Johannes Vermeer, notableWork, Woman Holding a Balance]
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A.
The Balance
The Balance is a personal finance website that provides practical advice, educational content, and tools to help individuals manage money, investing, and financial planning.
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B.
Woman with a Hat
Woman with a Hat is a 1905 Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse, renowned for its bold, non-naturalistic colors and expressive brushwork that helped define the Fauvist movement.
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C.
Woman with a Parasol
Woman with a Parasol is an 1875 Impressionist painting by Claude Monet depicting his wife Camille and their son in a sunlit, windswept landscape, celebrated for its vibrant color and dynamic brushwork.
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D.
A Woman Who
A Woman Who is a creative work by American filmmaker and author Rebecca Miller, known for her introspective, character-driven storytelling.
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E.
A Woman's Worth
"A Woman's Worth" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys that celebrates female value and respect, released as a single from her debut album "Songs in A Minor."
- 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: Woman Holding a Balance Target entity description: Woman Holding a Balance is a 17th-century oil painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, celebrated for its serene domestic scene, masterful use of light, and subtle symbolism of judgment and morality.
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A.
The Balance
The Balance is a personal finance website that provides practical advice, educational content, and tools to help individuals manage money, investing, and financial planning.
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B.
Woman with a Hat
Woman with a Hat is a 1905 Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse, renowned for its bold, non-naturalistic colors and expressive brushwork that helped define the Fauvist movement.
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C.
Woman with a Parasol
Woman with a Parasol is an 1875 Impressionist painting by Claude Monet depicting his wife Camille and their son in a sunlit, windswept landscape, celebrated for its vibrant color and dynamic brushwork.
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D.
A Woman Who
A Woman Who is a creative work by American filmmaker and author Rebecca Miller, known for her introspective, character-driven storytelling.
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E.
A Woman's Worth
"A Woman's Worth" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys that celebrates female value and respect, released as a single from her debut album "Songs in A Minor."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch Golden Age painting
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oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artist | Johannes Vermeer ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Vermeer catalogue raisonnés ⓘ |
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| collection | National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| creator | Johannes Vermeer ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | c. 1662–1663 ⓘ |
| depicts |
balance scale
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gold coins ⓘ mirror ⓘ painting of the Last Judgment ⓘ pearl jewelry ⓘ table ⓘ woman ⓘ |
| dimension |
height 42.5 cm
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width 38 cm ⓘ |
| exhibitionVenue |
National Gallery of Art
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surface form:
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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| genre | genre painting ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Interior with a Woman Weighing Gold Coin
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surface form:
Woman Weighing Gold
Interior with a Woman Weighing Gold Coin ⓘ
surface form:
Woman Weighing Pearls
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| hasTitle | Woman Holding a Balance self-link ⓘ |
| inceptionPlace | Delft ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Catholic iconography
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Dutch genre painting tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location | National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement |
Baroque
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Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| notableFor |
masterful use of light
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serene domestic interior ⓘ symbolism of judgment and morality ⓘ |
| partOf | Vermeer’s mature period works ⓘ |
| pictorialTechnique |
chiaroscuro
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subtle tonal modeling ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| style | realism ⓘ |
| theme |
moral choice
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spiritual versus material values ⓘ vanitas ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1663 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Woman Holding a Balance Description of subject: Woman Holding a Balance is a 17th-century oil painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, celebrated for its serene domestic scene, masterful use of light, and subtle symbolism of judgment and morality.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Johannes Vermeer