Hermann Vischer the Elder
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Hermann Vischer the Elder was a late Gothic German sculptor and bronze founder from Nuremberg, known as a member of the prominent Vischer family of artists.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hermann Vischer the Elder canonical | 4 |
| Hermann Vischer | 1 |
| Hermann Vischer the Younger | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7059022 — 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: Hermann Vischer the Elder Context triple: [Peter Vischer the Elder, relative, Hermann Vischer the Elder]
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A.
Hans Burgkmair the Elder
Hans Burgkmair the Elder was a prominent German Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his innovative woodcuts and contributions to early book illustration in Augsburg.
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B.
Hans Burgkmair the Younger
Hans Burgkmair the Younger was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker, known for continuing the artistic legacy of his father in Augsburg.
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C.
Peter Vischer the Elder
Peter Vischer the Elder was a renowned German sculptor and bronze founder of the late Gothic and early Renaissance period, celebrated for his intricate tombs and monumental bronze works in Nuremberg.
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D.
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder was a leading German painter and printmaker of the Northern Renaissance, renowned for his portraits of Protestant reformers and his distinctive, graceful depictions of biblical and mythological subjects.
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E.
Matthias Grünewald
Matthias Grünewald was a German painter renowned for his intensely emotional and expressive religious works, most famously the Isenheim Altarpiece, which stand out within the Northern Renaissance for their dramatic color and visionary imagery.
- 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: Hermann Vischer the Elder Target entity description: Hermann Vischer the Elder was a late Gothic German sculptor and bronze founder from Nuremberg, known as a member of the prominent Vischer family of artists.
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A.
Hans Burgkmair the Elder
Hans Burgkmair the Elder was a prominent German Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his innovative woodcuts and contributions to early book illustration in Augsburg.
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B.
Hans Burgkmair the Younger
Hans Burgkmair the Younger was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker, known for continuing the artistic legacy of his father in Augsburg.
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C.
Peter Vischer the Elder
Peter Vischer the Elder was a renowned German sculptor and bronze founder of the late Gothic and early Renaissance period, celebrated for his intricate tombs and monumental bronze works in Nuremberg.
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D.
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder was a leading German painter and printmaker of the Northern Renaissance, renowned for his portraits of Protestant reformers and his distinctive, graceful depictions of biblical and mythological subjects.
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E.
Matthias Grünewald
Matthias Grünewald was a German painter renowned for his intensely emotional and expressive religious works, most famously the Isenheim Altarpiece, which stand out within the Northern Renaissance for their dramatic color and visionary imagery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German artist
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bronze founder ⓘ human ⓘ late Gothic artist ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 16th century
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late 15th century ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
Gothic
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Late Gothic ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bronze casting
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sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
funerary sculpture
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religious sculpture ⓘ |
| memberOf | Vischer family ⓘ |
| movement |
Gothic art
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Late Gothic ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableFamily |
Vischer family of artists
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linked to:
Vischer family of sculptors
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| notableFor |
bronze sculptures
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ecclesiastical commissions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
bronze shrine of Saint Sebaldus in Nuremberg
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linked to:
St. Sebaldus Church, Nuremberg
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| occupation |
bronze founder
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sculptor ⓘ |
| partOf | Nuremberg artistic tradition ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Nuremberg ⓘ |
| residence | Nuremberg ⓘ |
| workLocation | Nuremberg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hermann Vischer the Elder Description of subject: Hermann Vischer the Elder was a late Gothic German sculptor and bronze founder from Nuremberg, known as a member of the prominent Vischer family of artists.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hermann Vischer the Elder
subject linked to:
Vischer
linked to: Hermann Vischer the Elder