The Guitar Player by Johannes Vermeer
E204824
The Guitar Player by Johannes Vermeer is a late 17th-century Dutch genre painting depicting a young woman playing a guitar, celebrated for its intimate atmosphere, luminous color, and masterful rendering of light.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Guitar Player by Johannes Vermeer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1816717 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Guitar Player by Johannes Vermeer Context triple: [Kenwood House, hasArtwork, The Guitar Player by Johannes Vermeer]
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Woman Holding a Balance by Johannes Vermeer
"Woman Holding a Balance" is a 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Johannes Vermeer that depicts a woman quietly weighing objects in a serene, light-filled interior, often interpreted as a meditation on judgment and spiritual balance.
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The Arnolfini Portrait
The Arnolfini Portrait is a famous 1434 oil painting by Jan van Eyck, celebrated for its meticulous detail, complex symbolism, and pioneering use of oil technique in Northern Renaissance art.
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The Concert by Johannes Vermeer (stolen)
The Concert by Johannes Vermeer (stolen) is a rare 17th-century Dutch interior scene painting, best known today as one of the most valuable artworks ever stolen, taken in the infamous 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist and still missing.
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D.
Portraits of Dr. Gachet by Vincent van Gogh
The "Portraits of Dr. Gachet" are two famous 1890 oil paintings by Vincent van Gogh depicting his physician and friend Dr. Paul Gachet, noted for their intense emotional expression and vibrant, swirling style.
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Rembrandt’s “Danaë”
Rembrandt’s “Danaë” is a renowned 17th-century oil painting depicting the mythological princess Danaë, celebrated for its dramatic use of light and emotional realism.
- 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 Guitar Player by Johannes Vermeer Target entity description: The Guitar Player by Johannes Vermeer is a late 17th-century Dutch genre painting depicting a young woman playing a guitar, celebrated for its intimate atmosphere, luminous color, and masterful rendering of light.
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A.
Woman Holding a Balance by Johannes Vermeer
"Woman Holding a Balance" is a 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Johannes Vermeer that depicts a woman quietly weighing objects in a serene, light-filled interior, often interpreted as a meditation on judgment and spiritual balance.
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B.
The Arnolfini Portrait
The Arnolfini Portrait is a famous 1434 oil painting by Jan van Eyck, celebrated for its meticulous detail, complex symbolism, and pioneering use of oil technique in Northern Renaissance art.
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C.
The Concert by Johannes Vermeer (stolen)
The Concert by Johannes Vermeer (stolen) is a rare 17th-century Dutch interior scene painting, best known today as one of the most valuable artworks ever stolen, taken in the infamous 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist and still missing.
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D.
Portraits of Dr. Gachet by Vincent van Gogh
The "Portraits of Dr. Gachet" are two famous 1890 oil paintings by Vincent van Gogh depicting his physician and friend Dr. Paul Gachet, noted for their intense emotional expression and vibrant, swirling style.
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E.
Rembrandt’s “Danaë”
Rembrandt’s “Danaë” is a renowned 17th-century oil painting depicting the mythological princess Danaë, celebrated for its dramatic use of light and emotional realism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genre painting
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oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Baroque ⓘ |
| artist | Johannes Vermeer ⓘ |
| artistNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | catalogues raisonnés of Vermeer ⓘ |
| collection | English Heritage ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| creator | Johannes Vermeer ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | circa 1672 ⓘ |
| depicts |
chair
ⓘ
guitar ⓘ interior ⓘ map on wall ⓘ musical instrument ⓘ table ⓘ woman playing a guitar ⓘ young woman ⓘ |
| genre | genre painting ⓘ |
| hasBeenExhibitedAt | Kenwood House, London ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
domestic interior scene
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intimate atmosphere ⓘ luminous color ⓘ masterful rendering of light ⓘ |
| inception | 1670s ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location | Kenwood House ⓘ |
| mainSubject | woman playing guitar ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Dutch Golden Age painting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of music-making
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refined color harmonies ⓘ subtle handling of light ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfTitle | Dutch ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
De Gitaarspeelster
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linked to:
The Guitar Player
|
| owner | English Heritage ⓘ |
| partOf | late works of Johannes Vermeer ⓘ |
| placeOfCreation | Delft ⓘ |
| subjectGender | female ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| theme |
domestic life
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leisure ⓘ music ⓘ |
| title | The Guitar Player ⓘ |
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Instruction
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