The Sense of Smell
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The Sense of Smell is a Baroque genre painting by Flemish artist Theodoor Rombouts, depicting figures engaged in everyday activities to personify the human sense of smell.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sense of Smell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8061848 — 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: The Sense of Smell Context triple: [Theodoor Rombouts, notableWork, The Sense of Smell]
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A.
Education of the Senses
Education of the Senses is a historical study by Peter Gay that explores the evolution of bourgeois attitudes toward sexuality and intimacy in 19th-century Europe.
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B.
The Connection of the Senses
The Connection of the Senses is a philosophical work by P. F. Strawson that explores how different sensory modalities contribute to our unified experience of the world.
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C.
On Odours
On Odours is an ancient treatise by Theophrastus that systematically examines the nature, sources, and uses of smells, especially in perfumes and daily life in classical Greece.
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D.
On the Senses
On the Senses is an ancient philosophical treatise by Theophrastus that examines the nature and functioning of human perception and the five senses.
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E.
That Smell
"That Smell" is a 1977 Southern rock song by Lynyrd Skynyrd, known for its cautionary lyrics about substance abuse and self-destruction.
- 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: The Sense of Smell Target entity description: The Sense of Smell is a Baroque genre painting by Flemish artist Theodoor Rombouts, depicting figures engaged in everyday activities to personify the human sense of smell.
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A.
Education of the Senses
Education of the Senses is a historical study by Peter Gay that explores the evolution of bourgeois attitudes toward sexuality and intimacy in 19th-century Europe.
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B.
The Connection of the Senses
The Connection of the Senses is a philosophical work by P. F. Strawson that explores how different sensory modalities contribute to our unified experience of the world.
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C.
On Odours
On Odours is an ancient treatise by Theophrastus that systematically examines the nature, sources, and uses of smells, especially in perfumes and daily life in classical Greece.
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D.
On the Senses
On the Senses is an ancient philosophical treatise by Theophrastus that examines the nature and functioning of human perception and the five senses.
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E.
That Smell
"That Smell" is a 1977 Southern rock song by Lynyrd Skynyrd, known for its cautionary lyrics about substance abuse and self-destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artist | Theodoor Rombouts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | Flemish Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Theodoor Rombouts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName | Theodoor Rombouts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Flemish ⓘ |
| depicts |
allegory of the sense of smell
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figures engaged in everyday activities ⓘ interior scene ⓘ personification of a human sense ⓘ sense of smell ⓘ |
| genre | genre painting ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
allegory
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everyday life ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| inceptionPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
human senses
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smell ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | series of the five senses ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | oil painting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sense of Smell Description of subject: The Sense of Smell is a Baroque genre painting by Flemish artist Theodoor Rombouts, depicting figures engaged in everyday activities to personify the human sense of smell.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.