The Flight into Egypt (1609)
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The Flight into Egypt (1609) is a small but influential nocturnal landscape painting by German artist Adam Elsheimer, celebrated for its pioneering use of naturalistic moonlight and starry sky effects in depicting the biblical scene.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Flight into Egypt (1609) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4595040 — 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 Flight into Egypt (1609) Context triple: [Adam Elsheimer, work, The Flight into Egypt (1609)]
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A.
Adoration of the Magi
The Adoration of the Magi is a biblical scene depicting the visit of the three wise men presenting gifts to the infant Jesus, a subject widely represented in Christian art.
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B.
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.
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C.
The Adoration of the Shepherds
The Adoration of the Shepherds is a late 16th-century religious painting by El Greco that depicts the Nativity with his characteristic elongated figures and dramatic, mystical lighting.
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D.
The Geller Altarpiece
The Geller Altarpiece is a significant Renaissance religious painting, originally created as a multi-panel altarpiece and now housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.
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E.
Contarelli Chapel cycle
The Contarelli Chapel cycle is a renowned series of Baroque paintings by Caravaggio in Rome’s San Luigi dei Francesi, depicting key episodes from the life of Saint Matthew.
- 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 Flight into Egypt (1609) Target entity description: The Flight into Egypt (1609) is a small but influential nocturnal landscape painting by German artist Adam Elsheimer, celebrated for its pioneering use of naturalistic moonlight and starry sky effects in depicting the biblical scene.
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A.
Adoration of the Magi
The Adoration of the Magi is a biblical scene depicting the visit of the three wise men presenting gifts to the infant Jesus, a subject widely represented in Christian art.
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B.
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.
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C.
The Adoration of the Shepherds
The Adoration of the Shepherds is a late 16th-century religious painting by El Greco that depicts the Nativity with his characteristic elongated figures and dramatic, mystical lighting.
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D.
The Geller Altarpiece
The Geller Altarpiece is a significant Renaissance religious painting, originally created as a multi-panel altarpiece and now housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.
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E.
Contarelli Chapel cycle
The Contarelli Chapel cycle is a renowned series of Baroque paintings by Caravaggio in Rome’s San Luigi dei Francesi, depicting key episodes from the life of Saint Matthew.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landscape painting
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painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Die Flucht nach Ägypten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
early example of astronomical accuracy in art
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milestone in night landscape painting ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
contrasting highlights
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dark tonal range ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| creator | Adam Elsheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | German ⓘ |
| creatorResidenceAtTimeOfWork | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Flight into Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Holy Family NERFINISHED ⓘ Infant Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ campfire ⓘ distant town ⓘ donkey ⓘ group of travelers ⓘ moon ⓘ river landscape ⓘ starry sky ⓘ |
| genre | nocturnal landscape ⓘ |
| hasFormat | small-scale cabinet painting ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | deep spatial recession ⓘ |
| inception | 1609 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Claude Lorrain
NERFINISHED
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Peter Paul Rubens NERFINISHED ⓘ Rembrandt NERFINISHED ⓘ later Baroque landscape painting ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| lighting |
firelight
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moonlight ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Munich ⓘ |
| location | Alte Pinakothek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | biblical scene ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative nocturnal landscape
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naturalistic moonlight effects ⓘ realistic starry sky ⓘ |
| partOf | European Baroque art ⓘ |
| surface | copper ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Flight into Egypt (1609) Description of subject: The Flight into Egypt (1609) is a small but influential nocturnal landscape painting by German artist Adam Elsheimer, celebrated for its pioneering use of naturalistic moonlight and starry sky effects in depicting the biblical scene.
Referenced by (1)
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