Extreme Unction (painting by Nicolas Poussin)
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"Extreme Unction" is a 17th-century religious painting by Nicolas Poussin depicting the Catholic sacrament of anointing the dying, created as part of his series on the Seven Sacraments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Extreme Unction (painting by Nicolas Poussin) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4665626 — 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: Extreme Unction (painting by Nicolas Poussin) Context triple: [The Seven Sacraments, hasPart, Extreme Unction (painting by Nicolas Poussin)]
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A.
Extreme Unction
Extreme Unction is a traditional Catholic sacrament in which a priest anoints a seriously ill or dying person with blessed oil for spiritual strengthening, forgiveness of sins, and preparation for passing into eternal life.
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B.
Portrait of Innocent X
Portrait of Innocent X is a renowned 17th-century oil painting by Diego Velázquez, celebrated for its psychological intensity and realistic depiction of Pope Innocent X.
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Sacred and Profane Love by Titian
"Sacred and Profane Love" is a renowned early 16th-century oil painting by the Venetian master Titian, celebrated for its enigmatic allegorical depiction of two female figures symbolizing earthly and divine love.
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D.
Lady with a Unicorn by Raphael
"Lady with a Unicorn" is a Renaissance portrait painting by Raphael depicting a young woman holding a unicorn, celebrated for its refined composition and enigmatic symbolism.
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E.
“Saint Catherine of Alexandria” by Caravaggio
“Saint Catherine of Alexandria” by Caravaggio is a Baroque oil painting depicting the Christian martyr Saint Catherine with dramatic chiaroscuro and intense psychological realism.
- 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: Extreme Unction (painting by Nicolas Poussin) Target entity description: "Extreme Unction" is a 17th-century religious painting by Nicolas Poussin depicting the Catholic sacrament of anointing the dying, created as part of his series on the Seven Sacraments.
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A.
Extreme Unction
Extreme Unction is a traditional Catholic sacrament in which a priest anoints a seriously ill or dying person with blessed oil for spiritual strengthening, forgiveness of sins, and preparation for passing into eternal life.
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B.
Portrait of Innocent X
Portrait of Innocent X is a renowned 17th-century oil painting by Diego Velázquez, celebrated for its psychological intensity and realistic depiction of Pope Innocent X.
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C.
Sacred and Profane Love by Titian
"Sacred and Profane Love" is a renowned early 16th-century oil painting by the Venetian master Titian, celebrated for its enigmatic allegorical depiction of two female figures symbolizing earthly and divine love.
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D.
Lady with a Unicorn by Raphael
"Lady with a Unicorn" is a Renaissance portrait painting by Raphael depicting a young woman holding a unicorn, celebrated for its refined composition and enigmatic symbolism.
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E.
“Saint Catherine of Alexandria” by Caravaggio
“Saint Catherine of Alexandria” by Caravaggio is a Baroque oil painting depicting the Christian martyr Saint Catherine with dramatic chiaroscuro and intense psychological realism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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religious painting ⓘ |
| appliedTo | canvas ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | French Classicism in Rome ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| basedOn | Catholic theology ⓘ |
| collection |
National Gallery, London
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linked to:
National Gallery
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| commissionedBy | Cassiano dal Pozzo ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Nicolas Poussin ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| creatorResidenceAtTimeOfWork | Rome ⓘ |
| depicts |
Catholic sacrament of Extreme Unction
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Christian faith in the face of death ⓘ Christian ritual ⓘ anointing of the dying ⓘ dying man ⓘ interior scene ⓘ moment of death ⓘ mourning family ⓘ priest ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
group of figures around a bed
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onlookers expressing grief ⓘ priest anointing the forehead of the dying man ⓘ |
| inception |
1630s
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circa 1638 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| location |
National Gallery, London
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linked to:
National Gallery
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| locationCity |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| locationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mainSubject | sacrament of the sick ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Classicism ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L’Extrême-Onction ⓘ |
| partOf | Cassiano dal Pozzo’s commission of the Seven Sacraments ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Seven Sacraments (first series)
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linked to:
The Seven Sacraments
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| period |
Baroque era
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linked to:
Baroque
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| religion |
Catholicism
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| theme |
consolation
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death ⓘ piety ⓘ sacrament ⓘ |
| title | Extreme Unction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Extreme Unction (painting by Nicolas Poussin) Description of subject: "Extreme Unction" is a 17th-century religious painting by Nicolas Poussin depicting the Catholic sacrament of anointing the dying, created as part of his series on the Seven Sacraments.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Confirmation (painting by Nicolas Poussin)