Mayken Coecke van Aelst
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Mayken Coecke van Aelst was a 16th-century Flemish woman from an important artistic family, known primarily as the wife of painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder and daughter of painter and designer Pieter Coecke van Aelst.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mayken Coecke van Aelst canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5684826 — 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: Mayken Coecke van Aelst Context triple: [Pieter Bruegel the Elder, spouse, Mayken Coecke van Aelst]
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A.
Catharina van der Goes
Catharina van der Goes was a Dutch woman of the early 17th century, known primarily as the mother of Maria van Reigersberch, the wife of statesman Hugo Grotius.
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B.
Willem van Aelst
Willem van Aelst was a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his refined still lifes, particularly of flowers, game, and luxurious objects.
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C.
Maria van Aelst
Maria van Aelst was the wife of Dutch colonial governor-general Anthony van Diemen, associated with the Dutch East India Company’s activities in the 17th century.
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D.
Margareta van Eyck
Margareta van Eyck was the wife of Early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck, known primarily through her depiction in his famous 1439 portrait.
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E.
Dirck van Mierevelt
Dirck van Mierevelt was a prominent Dutch Golden Age portrait painter, renowned for his depictions of political and intellectual figures of the Dutch Republic.
- 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: Mayken Coecke van Aelst Target entity description: Mayken Coecke van Aelst was a 16th-century Flemish woman from an important artistic family, known primarily as the wife of painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder and daughter of painter and designer Pieter Coecke van Aelst.
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A.
Catharina van der Goes
Catharina van der Goes was a Dutch woman of the early 17th century, known primarily as the mother of Maria van Reigersberch, the wife of statesman Hugo Grotius.
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B.
Willem van Aelst
Willem van Aelst was a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his refined still lifes, particularly of flowers, game, and luxurious objects.
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C.
Maria van Aelst
Maria van Aelst was the wife of Dutch colonial governor-general Anthony van Diemen, associated with the Dutch East India Company’s activities in the 17th century.
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D.
Margareta van Eyck
Margareta van Eyck was the wife of Early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck, known primarily through her depiction in his famous 1439 portrait.
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E.
Dirck van Mierevelt
Dirck van Mierevelt was a prominent Dutch Golden Age portrait painter, renowned for his depictions of political and intellectual figures of the Dutch Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mayken Coecke van Aelst Description of subject: Mayken Coecke van Aelst was a 16th-century Flemish woman from an important artistic family, known primarily as the wife of painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder and daughter of painter and designer Pieter Coecke van Aelst.
Referenced by (2)
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