The Flood
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The Flood is a famous biblical scene depicting the story of Noah and the great deluge, notably rendered with dramatic intensity in Renaissance art.
All labels observed (18)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Flood canonical | 5 |
| Great Flood | 3 |
| Noah's Ark | 2 |
| Ark of Noah | 1 |
| Biblical Flood of Noah | 1 |
| Genesis Flood | 1 |
| Genesis flood narrative | 1 |
| Noah Built the Ark | 1 |
| Noah's Flood | 1 |
| Noah's Flood hypothesis | 1 |
| Scenes from the Life of Noah | 1 |
| Story of Noah and the Flood | 1 |
| the Flood | 1 |
| the Flood of Noah | 1 |
| the Flood of Noah (traditional chronology) | 1 |
| the Genesis flood | 1 |
| the great deluge | 1 |
| the great flood | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2969853 — 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 Flood Context triple: [Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes, depicts, The Flood]
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A.
The Flood
"The Flood" is a 2006 pop-rock album by British band Take That that marked their successful comeback after a decade-long hiatus.
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B.
Wake of the Flood
"Wake of the Flood" is a 1973 studio album by the Grateful Dead that marked their first release on their own label and introduced a jazzier, more polished sound to their music.
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C.
Before the Flood
Before the Flood is a 1974 live album capturing Bob Dylan and The Band’s energetic performances from their celebrated reunion tour.
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D.
Deluge
The Deluge was a mid-17th-century series of devastating invasions and occupations, primarily by Sweden and Russia, that led to massive destruction and decline in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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E.
Lost in the Flood
"Lost in the Flood" is a dark, cinematic rock song by Bruce Springsteen that blends vivid urban imagery with themes of war, disillusionment, and spiritual struggle.
- 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 Flood Target entity description: The Flood is a famous biblical scene depicting the story of Noah and the great deluge, notably rendered with dramatic intensity in Renaissance art.
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A.
The Flood
"The Flood" is a 2006 pop-rock album by British band Take That that marked their successful comeback after a decade-long hiatus.
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B.
Wake of the Flood
"Wake of the Flood" is a 1973 studio album by the Grateful Dead that marked their first release on their own label and introduced a jazzier, more polished sound to their music.
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C.
Before the Flood
Before the Flood is a 1974 live album capturing Bob Dylan and The Band’s energetic performances from their celebrated reunion tour.
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D.
Deluge
The Deluge was a mid-17th-century series of devastating invasions and occupations, primarily by Sweden and Russia, that led to massive destruction and decline in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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E.
Lost in the Flood
"Lost in the Flood" is a dark, cinematic rock song by Bruce Springsteen that blends vivid urban imagery with themes of war, disillusionment, and spiritual struggle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical scene
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religious subject in art ⓘ |
| artGenre |
history painting
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religious painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
example of dramatic narrative composition
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major subject in Renaissance religious art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Book of Genesis
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Christian iconography ⓘ Jewish iconography ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
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| basedOn |
The Flood
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Genesis flood narrative
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| commonMedium |
engraving
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fresco ⓘ illustrated Bible prints ⓘ oil on canvas ⓘ wood panel painting ⓘ |
| depicts |
Noah
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ark of Noah ⓘ attempts to escape rising waters ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ human suffering ⓘ The Flood self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
the great deluge
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| narrativeSource |
Book of Genesis
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surface form:
Genesis 6–9
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| notableDepictionLocation |
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes
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surface form:
Sistine Chapel ceiling
|
| notableWorkBy |
Gustave Doré
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Michelangelo ⓘ Nicolas Poussin ⓘ Paolo Uccello ⓘ Tintoretto ⓘ |
| popularPeriod |
Baroque
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Renaissance ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| requiresKnowledgeOf |
Noah’s Ark
ⓘ
surface form:
Noah’s Ark story
|
| symbolizes |
God’s wrath
ⓘ
new beginning for humanity ⓘ purification ⓘ rebirth ⓘ |
| theme |
covenant
ⓘ
divine punishment ⓘ human sin ⓘ repentance ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| visualMotif |
animals boarding the ark
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ark in the distance ⓘ drowning figures ⓘ mountain peaks above water ⓘ storm clouds ⓘ turbulent waters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Flood Description of subject: The Flood is a famous biblical scene depicting the story of Noah and the great deluge, notably rendered with dramatic intensity in Renaissance art.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Noah's Flood hypothesis
this entity surface form:
Noah's Ark
this entity surface form:
Story of Noah and the Flood
this entity surface form:
Noah's Ark
this entity surface form:
Great Flood
this entity surface form:
the Flood
subject surface form:
The Four Seasons (Poussin)
subject surface form:
Winter (Poussin)
this entity surface form:
the Flood of Noah
this entity surface form:
the Flood of Noah (traditional chronology)
subject surface form:
Noah
this entity surface form:
the great flood
subject surface form:
People of Noah
this entity surface form:
Great Flood
subject surface form:
People of Noah
this entity surface form:
Ark of Noah
this entity surface form:
Great Flood
this entity surface form:
Biblical Flood of Noah
this entity surface form:
Scenes from the Life of Noah
this entity surface form:
Noah Built the Ark
this entity surface form:
Genesis flood narrative
this entity surface form:
the great deluge
Noah's Flood: The New Scientific Discoveries About The Event That Changed History
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mainSubject
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The Flood
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this entity surface form:
Noah's Flood
this entity surface form:
Genesis Flood
this entity surface form:
the Genesis flood