The Death of Priam
E443457
The Death of Priam is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the brutal slaying of the Trojan king Priam during the fall of Troy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Death of Priam canonical | 1 |
| killing of King Priam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4467095 — 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 Death of Priam Context triple: [Gavin Hamilton, notableWork, The Death of Priam]
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A.
Andromache Mourning Hector
Andromache Mourning Hector is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief of Hector’s widow after his death in the Trojan War.
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B.
The Sacrifice of Polyxena
The Sacrifice of Polyxena is a Baroque history painting by French artist Antoine Coypel depicting the tragic mythological execution of Polyxena at the end of the Trojan War.
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C.
Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
"Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus" is a neoclassical history painting by Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief-stricken Greek hero mourning his fallen companion from Homer's Iliad.
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D.
The Destruction of Troy
The Destruction of Troy is a Middle English alliterative poem retelling the fall of Troy, notable as a key work of the Alliterative Revival in 14th-century English literature.
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E.
The Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles is a poem by W. H. Auden that contrasts Homeric heroism with the horrors and moral emptiness of the modern world.
- 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 Death of Priam Target entity description: The Death of Priam is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the brutal slaying of the Trojan king Priam during the fall of Troy.
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A.
Andromache Mourning Hector
Andromache Mourning Hector is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief of Hector’s widow after his death in the Trojan War.
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B.
The Sacrifice of Polyxena
The Sacrifice of Polyxena is a Baroque history painting by French artist Antoine Coypel depicting the tragic mythological execution of Polyxena at the end of the Trojan War.
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C.
Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
"Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus" is a neoclassical history painting by Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief-stricken Greek hero mourning his fallen companion from Homer's Iliad.
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D.
The Destruction of Troy
The Destruction of Troy is a Middle English alliterative poem retelling the fall of Troy, notable as a key work of the Alliterative Revival in 14th-century English literature.
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E.
The Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles is a poem by W. H. Auden that contrasts Homeric heroism with the horrors and moral emptiness of the modern world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history painting
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mythological king ⓘ neoclassical painting ⓘ painting ⓘ person ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Aeneid
ⓘ
linked to:
Virgil's Aeneid
Iliad ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Iliad
|
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| creator | Gavin Hamilton ⓘ |
| depicts |
Astyanax
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Hecuba ⓘ Neoptolemus ⓘ Priam ⓘ Trojan War ⓘ fall of Troy ⓘ |
| depictsEmotion |
despair
ⓘ
pathos ⓘ terror ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | killing of Priam by Neoptolemus ⓘ |
| depictsPlace |
Priam's palace
ⓘ
linked to:
Priam's house
Troy ⓘ |
| depictsTime | end of Trojan War ⓘ |
| genre | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle |
classical composition
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dramatic chiaroscuro ⓘ history painting conventions ⓘ idealized anatomy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
classical mythology
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collapse of a kingdom ⓘ death ⓘ fate ⓘ heroism ⓘ revenge ⓘ tragedy ⓘ war ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Homeric epics
ⓘ
Virgil ⓘ ancient Roman art ⓘ classical antiquity ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | visual art ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
death of Priam
ⓘ
mythology of Troy ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Gavin Hamilton ⓘ |
| occupation | painter ⓘ |
| partOf | cycle of Trojan War paintings by Gavin Hamilton ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Troy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Death of Priam Description of subject: The Death of Priam is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the brutal slaying of the Trojan king Priam during the fall of Troy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Death of Priam