The Death on the Pale Horse
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The Death on the Pale Horse is a dramatic apocalyptic painting by Benjamin West depicting the biblical vision of Death riding forth as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Death on the Pale Horse canonical | 2 |
| Death on the Pale Horse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3172232 — 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.
Target entity: The Death on the Pale Horse Context triple: [Benjamin West, knownFor, The Death on the Pale Horse]
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A.
The Place of Dead Roads
The Place of Dead Roads is a surreal, nonlinear novel by William S. Burroughs that blends Western motifs, science fiction, and experimental prose to explore themes of death, sexuality, and control.
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The Shadow of Death
The Shadow of Death is a 19th-century religious painting by William Holman Hunt depicting a pre-crucifixion vision of Christ, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and symbolic intensity.
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Strange Meeting
"Strange Meeting" is a renowned anti-war poem by Wilfred Owen that depicts a surreal encounter between two dead soldiers, powerfully conveying the futility and horror of war.
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D.
The Angel of Death
The Angel of Death is a symbolically rich painting by Evelyn De Morgan that personifies death as a serene, winged figure, blending Pre-Raphaelite detail with spiritual and allegorical themes.
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E.
Against the Fall of Night
Against the Fall of Night is a classic early science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores a far-future, dying Earth and humanity’s quest to transcend its long decline.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Death on the Pale Horse Target entity description: The Death on the Pale Horse is a dramatic apocalyptic painting by Benjamin West depicting the biblical vision of Death riding forth as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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A.
The Place of Dead Roads
The Place of Dead Roads is a surreal, nonlinear novel by William S. Burroughs that blends Western motifs, science fiction, and experimental prose to explore themes of death, sexuality, and control.
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B.
The Shadow of Death
The Shadow of Death is a 19th-century religious painting by William Holman Hunt depicting a pre-crucifixion vision of Christ, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and symbolic intensity.
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C.
Strange Meeting
"Strange Meeting" is a renowned anti-war poem by Wilfred Owen that depicts a surreal encounter between two dead soldiers, powerfully conveying the futility and horror of war.
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D.
The Angel of Death
The Angel of Death is a symbolically rich painting by Evelyn De Morgan that personifies death as a serene, winged figure, blending Pre-Raphaelite detail with spiritual and allegorical themes.
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E.
Against the Fall of Night
Against the Fall of Night is a classic early science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores a far-future, dying Earth and humanity’s quest to transcend its long decline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apocalyptic painting
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painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
divine punishment
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end of the world ⓘ human suffering ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Revelation
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surface form:
New Testament Book of Revelation
vision of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ⓘ |
| colorPalette | dramatic contrasts of light and dark ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Benjamin West ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName | Benjamin West ⓘ |
| creatorBirthPlace | Springfield, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | painter ⓘ |
| depicts |
Book of Revelation
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Christian eschatology ⓘ Death ⓘ Death Rides a Horse ⓘ
surface form:
Death riding a pale horse
the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ⓘ
surface form:
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
chaos and destruction ⓘ crowds of terrified people ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ heavenly and infernal forces ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
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religious art ⓘ |
| hasInfluence | Romantic religious painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
angels
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cataclysmic landscape ⓘ figures of the damned ⓘ pale horse ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
complex multi-figure arrangement
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dramatic composition ⓘ dynamic movement ⓘ expressive gestures ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | biblical prophecy ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
The Last Judgment
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surface form:
Last Judgment
apocalypse ⓘ divine wrath ⓘ |
| movement |
Neoclassicism
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Romanticism ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle |
The Death on the Pale Horse
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Death on the Pale Horse
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Subject: The Death on the Pale Horse Description of subject: The Death on the Pale Horse is a dramatic apocalyptic painting by Benjamin West depicting the biblical vision of Death riding forth as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Referenced by (3)
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