The Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio

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Baroque painting painting

The Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio is a renowned early 17th-century Baroque painting depicting the moment the resurrected Christ reveals his identity to two disciples during a meal, celebrated for its dramatic lighting and lifelike realism.

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Label	Occurrences
Caravaggio’s "Supper at Emmaus"	1
Supper at Emmaus (1606, Milan)	1
Supper at Emmaus (Caravaggio painting, 1601)	1
Supper at Emmaus (Caravaggio painting, 1606)	1
Supper at Emmaus (biblical event)	1
Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio	1
The Supper at Emmaus (National Gallery, London)	1
The Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1260145 — 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 Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio
Context triple: [National Gallery, hasCollectionItem, The Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio]

A. Madonna and Child with St. Anne (Madonna dei Palafrenieri) by Caravaggio
"Madonna and Child with St. Anne" (also known as the "Madonna dei Palafrenieri") is a Baroque oil painting by Caravaggio depicting the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child triumphing over sin, with Saint Anne looking on.
B. Rembrandt’s painting "Belshazzar’s Feast"
Rembrandt’s painting "Belshazzar’s Feast" is a dramatic Baroque masterpiece depicting the biblical moment when mysterious writing appears on the wall to foretell King Belshazzar’s downfall.
C. Last Supper
The Last Supper is the final meal Jesus shared with his disciples, commemorated in Christian tradition as the institution of the Eucharist and a pivotal moment before his crucifixion.
D. The Sistine Madonna
The Sistine Madonna is a renowned High Renaissance altarpiece by Raphael, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child flanked by saints and the iconic pair of cherubs at the bottom.
E. Sacra Conversazione including the Infant Saint John
Sacra Conversazione including the Infant Saint John is a Renaissance devotional painting type depicting the Virgin and Child enthroned among saints, notably featuring the young John the Baptist interacting with the Christ Child within a unified, contemplative space.
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 Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio
Target entity description: The Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio is a renowned early 17th-century Baroque painting depicting the moment the resurrected Christ reveals his identity to two disciples during a meal, celebrated for its dramatic lighting and lifelike realism.

A. Madonna and Child with St. Anne (Madonna dei Palafrenieri) by Caravaggio
"Madonna and Child with St. Anne" (also known as the "Madonna dei Palafrenieri") is a Baroque oil painting by Caravaggio depicting the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child triumphing over sin, with Saint Anne looking on.
B. Rembrandt’s painting "Belshazzar’s Feast"
Rembrandt’s painting "Belshazzar’s Feast" is a dramatic Baroque masterpiece depicting the biblical moment when mysterious writing appears on the wall to foretell King Belshazzar’s downfall.
C. Last Supper
The Last Supper is the final meal Jesus shared with his disciples, commemorated in Christian tradition as the institution of the Eucharist and a pivotal moment before his crucifixion.
D. The Sistine Madonna
The Sistine Madonna is a renowned High Renaissance altarpiece by Raphael, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child flanked by saints and the iconic pair of cherubs at the bottom.
E. Sacra Conversazione including the Infant Saint John
Sacra Conversazione including the Infant Saint John is a Renaissance devotional painting type depicting the Virgin and Child enthroned among saints, notably featuring the young John the Baptist interacting with the Christ Child within a unified, contemplative space.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque painting ⓘ painting ⓘ
artForm	easel painting ⓘ
artHistoricalPeriod	early 17th century ⓘ
artist	Caravaggio ⓘ
basedOn	The Supper at Emmaus (Biblical episode) ⓘ
city	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
collection	The National Gallery (London) ⓘ linked to: National Gallery
commissionedBy	Ciriaco Mattei ⓘ
completionDate	1601 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ
creator	Caravaggio ⓘ
creatorNationality	Italian ⓘ
depicts	Gospel of Luke narrative ⓘ Jesus Christ ⓘ disciples at Emmaus ⓘ resurrected Christ ⓘ table with still-life elements ⓘ
genre	religious painting ⓘ
hasElement	fruit basket ⓘ loaf of bread ⓘ roast fowl ⓘ
hasVersion	The Supper at Emmaus (Milan version) ⓘ
height	141 cm ⓘ
iconography	Eucharistic symbolism ⓘ bread and wine ⓘ
inception	1601 ⓘ
influencedBy	Catholic devotional practice ⓘ Counter-Reformation religious art ⓘ
languageOfOriginalTitle	Italian ⓘ
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
location	National Gallery, London ⓘ linked to: National Gallery
medium	oil on canvas ⓘ oil paint ⓘ
movement	Baroque ⓘ
notableFor	dramatic lighting ⓘ illusionistic perspective ⓘ lifelike realism ⓘ naturalistic detail ⓘ theatrical gesture ⓘ
orientation	landscape ⓘ
originalTitle	Cena in Emmaus ⓘ linked to: Supper at Emmaus
partOf	Caravaggio’s religious works ⓘ
patron	Ciriaco Mattei ⓘ
significantEventDepicted	recognition of Christ at Emmaus ⓘ
style	chiaroscuro ⓘ
subject	Christ revealing his identity at Emmaus ⓘ
support	canvas ⓘ
title	The Supper at Emmaus ⓘ linked to: Supper at Emmaus
width	196.2 cm ⓘ

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