St. John on Patmos (woodcut)
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St. John on Patmos (woodcut) is a detailed early 16th-century religious print by German Renaissance artist Hans Burgkmair the Elder depicting the apostle John receiving his apocalyptic visions on the island of Patmos.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St. John on Patmos (woodcut) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6944790 — 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: St. John on Patmos (woodcut) Context triple: [Hans Burgkmair the Elder, notableWork, St. John on Patmos (woodcut)]
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Apocalypse woodcuts
Apocalypse woodcuts is a celebrated series of late 15th-century woodcut prints by Albrecht Dürer depicting dramatic scenes from the biblical Book of Revelation.
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B.
The Allegory of the Evangelists
The Allegory of the Evangelists is a religious painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically depicts the four authors of the Gospels.
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C.
Saint Peter in a boat
Saint Peter in a boat is a traditional papal emblem depicting the Apostle Peter fishing from a vessel, symbolizing his role as the first pope and the Church as the “barque of Peter.”
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Landscape with Tobias and the Angel
"Landscape with Tobias and the Angel" is a biblical-themed landscape painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, depicting the journey of the young Tobias guided by the Archangel Raphael.
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E.
The Passion (engraving series)
The Passion is a renowned series of engravings by Dutch master Hendrick Goltzius depicting the suffering, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ with highly expressive Mannerist style and technical virtuosity.
- 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: St. John on Patmos (woodcut) Target entity description: St. John on Patmos (woodcut) is a detailed early 16th-century religious print by German Renaissance artist Hans Burgkmair the Elder depicting the apostle John receiving his apocalyptic visions on the island of Patmos.
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A.
Apocalypse woodcuts
Apocalypse woodcuts is a celebrated series of late 15th-century woodcut prints by Albrecht Dürer depicting dramatic scenes from the biblical Book of Revelation.
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B.
The Allegory of the Evangelists
The Allegory of the Evangelists is a religious painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically depicts the four authors of the Gospels.
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C.
Saint Peter in a boat
Saint Peter in a boat is a traditional papal emblem depicting the Apostle Peter fishing from a vessel, symbolizing his role as the first pope and the Church as the “barque of Peter.”
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D.
Landscape with Tobias and the Angel
"Landscape with Tobias and the Angel" is a biblical-themed landscape painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, depicting the journey of the young Tobias guided by the Archangel Raphael.
-
E.
The Passion (engraving series)
The Passion is a renowned series of engravings by Dutch master Hendrick Goltzius depicting the suffering, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ with highly expressive Mannerist style and technical virtuosity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian devotional image
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religious artwork ⓘ woodcut print ⓘ |
| artForm | print ⓘ |
| artist | Hans Burgkmair the Elder ⓘ |
| artisticMedium | woodcut ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic devotional practice
ⓘ
print culture of the Reformation era ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Revelation
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Hans Burgkmair the Elder ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName |
Hans Burgkmair
ⓘ
linked to:
Hans Burgkmair the Elder
|
| creatorNationality | German ⓘ |
| creatorRole |
designer
ⓘ
printmaker ⓘ |
| culturalContext | early modern European Christianity ⓘ |
| depictionType | narrative biblical scene ⓘ |
| depicts |
Book of Revelation
ⓘ
Island of Patmos ⓘ
linked to:
island of Patmos
John the Apostle ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle John
apocalyptic visions ⓘ |
| depictsPerson |
Saint John the Evangelist
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle John
|
| genre |
Christian art
ⓘ
religious art ⓘ |
| iconography |
St. John on rocky island
ⓘ
St. John with book and writing implements ⓘ St. John writing the Apocalypse ⓘ
linked to:
John of Patmos
|
| inception | early 16th century ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movement | German Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex religious iconography
ⓘ
detailed line work ⓘ |
| period | Renaissance ⓘ |
| relatedWorkType | Apocalypse illustrations ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting |
Aegean Sea island of Patmos
ⓘ
linked to:
island of Patmos
|
| subjectHeading | vision of St. John ⓘ |
| technique | relief printmaking ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
apocalypse
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prophetic vision ⓘ revelation ⓘ |
| timeLocation | early 1500s ⓘ |
| visualTradition | Northern Renaissance printmaking ⓘ |
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Subject: St. John on Patmos (woodcut) Description of subject: St. John on Patmos (woodcut) is a detailed early 16th-century religious print by German Renaissance artist Hans Burgkmair the Elder depicting the apostle John receiving his apocalyptic visions on the island of Patmos.
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