The Flight into Egypt (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin)
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The Flight into Egypt (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin) is a small but influential early 17th-century nocturnal landscape painting by Adam Elsheimer, celebrated for its poetic depiction of the Holy Family’s journey under a star-filled sky and its pioneering use of light and atmosphere.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Flight into Egypt (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4595045 — 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 Flight into Egypt (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin) Context triple: [Adam Elsheimer, work, The Flight into Egypt (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin)]
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The Flight into Egypt (cantata)
The Flight into Egypt is a 1986 sacred cantata by American composer John Harbison, written for soprano, baritone, and chamber orchestra and inspired by the biblical story of the Holy Family’s escape to Egypt.
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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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The Holy Family on the Steps
The Holy Family on the Steps is a 17th-century religious painting by French Baroque master Nicolas Poussin, noted for its classical composition and serene depiction of the Virgin Mary, the Christ Child, and Saint Joseph.
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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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The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple
The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple is a detailed 19th-century religious painting by William Holman Hunt depicting the biblical scene of the young Jesus being discovered by his parents teaching in the Temple.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Flight into Egypt (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin) Target entity description: The Flight into Egypt (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin) is a small but influential early 17th-century nocturnal landscape painting by Adam Elsheimer, celebrated for its poetic depiction of the Holy Family’s journey under a star-filled sky and its pioneering use of light and atmosphere.
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A.
The Flight into Egypt (cantata)
The Flight into Egypt is a 1986 sacred cantata by American composer John Harbison, written for soprano, baritone, and chamber orchestra and inspired by the biblical story of the Holy Family’s escape to Egypt.
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B.
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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C.
The Holy Family on the Steps
The Holy Family on the Steps is a 17th-century religious painting by French Baroque master Nicolas Poussin, noted for its classical composition and serene depiction of the Virgin Mary, the Christ Child, and Saint Joseph.
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D.
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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E.
The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple
The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple is a detailed 19th-century religious painting by William Holman Hunt depicting the biblical scene of the young Jesus being discovered by his parents teaching in the Temple.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landscape painting
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oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogCode | Gemäldegalerie inventory 1637A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Gemäldegalerie, Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1609 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| creator | Adam Elsheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Flight into Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Holy Family NERFINISHED ⓘ Infant Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ campfire ⓘ donkey ⓘ figures resting ⓘ moonlight ⓘ night sky ⓘ river landscape ⓘ starry sky ⓘ wooded landscape ⓘ |
| genre |
landscape art
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religious art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
foreground figures of the Holy Family
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landscape background ⓘ |
| height | 31 cm ⓘ |
| inception | 1609 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Claude Lorrain
NERFINISHED
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Peter Paul Rubens NERFINISHED ⓘ Rembrandt NERFINISHED ⓘ landscape painting ⓘ nocturnal landscape painting ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
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Germany ⓘ |
| location | Gemäldegalerie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
copper support
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFor |
astronomically accurate stars
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innovative depiction of night sky ⓘ pioneering use of light and atmosphere ⓘ poetic mood ⓘ |
| partOf | collection of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin ⓘ |
| support | copper plate ⓘ |
| width | 41 cm ⓘ |
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Subject: The Flight into Egypt (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin) Description of subject: The Flight into Egypt (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin) is a small but influential early 17th-century nocturnal landscape painting by Adam Elsheimer, celebrated for its poetic depiction of the Holy Family’s journey under a star-filled sky and its pioneering use of light and atmosphere.
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