The Wise and Foolish Virgins (altarpiece in St. John’s Church, Düsseldorf)
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The Wise and Foolish Virgins is a 19th-century religious altarpiece by German painter Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, depicting the biblical parable of the ten virgins and exemplifying the Nazarene movement’s spiritual, idealized style.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Wise and Foolish Virgins (altarpiece in St. John’s Church, Düsseldorf) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9469151 — 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 Wise and Foolish Virgins (altarpiece in St. John’s Church, Düsseldorf) Context triple: [Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, notableWork, The Wise and Foolish Virgins (altarpiece in St. John’s Church, Düsseldorf)]
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Frankfurt Heller Altarpiece (partly)
The Frankfurt Heller Altarpiece (partly) is a renowned early 16th-century religious altarpiece, celebrated for its expressive and dramatic depiction of Christian themes and associated with the German Renaissance painter Matthias Grünewald.
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The Geller Altarpiece
The Geller Altarpiece is a significant Renaissance religious painting, originally created as a multi-panel altarpiece and now housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.
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Bladelin Altarpiece
The Bladelin Altarpiece is a mid-15th-century Netherlandish triptych by Rogier van der Weyden, renowned for its detailed depiction of the Nativity and sophisticated use of perspective and symbolism.
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Columba Altarpiece
The Columba Altarpiece is a mid-15th-century triptych by Early Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden, renowned for its detailed, emotionally expressive depictions of scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary.
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E.
Mérode Altarpiece
The Mérode Altarpiece is an early Netherlandish triptych painting, celebrated for its detailed domestic depiction of the Annunciation and attributed to the workshop of Robert Campin.
- 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 Wise and Foolish Virgins (altarpiece in St. John’s Church, Düsseldorf) Target entity description: The Wise and Foolish Virgins is a 19th-century religious altarpiece by German painter Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, depicting the biblical parable of the ten virgins and exemplifying the Nazarene movement’s spiritual, idealized style.
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A.
Frankfurt Heller Altarpiece (partly)
The Frankfurt Heller Altarpiece (partly) is a renowned early 16th-century religious altarpiece, celebrated for its expressive and dramatic depiction of Christian themes and associated with the German Renaissance painter Matthias Grünewald.
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B.
The Geller Altarpiece
The Geller Altarpiece is a significant Renaissance religious painting, originally created as a multi-panel altarpiece and now housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.
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C.
Bladelin Altarpiece
The Bladelin Altarpiece is a mid-15th-century Netherlandish triptych by Rogier van der Weyden, renowned for its detailed depiction of the Nativity and sophisticated use of perspective and symbolism.
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D.
Columba Altarpiece
The Columba Altarpiece is a mid-15th-century triptych by Early Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden, renowned for its detailed, emotionally expressive depictions of scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary.
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E.
Mérode Altarpiece
The Mérode Altarpiece is an early Netherlandish triptych painting, celebrated for its detailed domestic depiction of the Annunciation and attributed to the workshop of Robert Campin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian art
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altarpiece ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artMovementContext | German Romantic religious revival ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Gospel of Matthew 25:1–13
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linked to:
Parable of the ten virgins
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| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow ⓘ |
| depicts |
Parable of the Ten Virgins
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linked to:
Parable of the ten virgins
Second Coming of Christ ⓘ bridegroom from the parable ⓘ foolish virgins ⓘ lamps of the virgins ⓘ wise virgins ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
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religious history painting ⓘ |
| hasCreatorNationality | German ⓘ |
| hasType | panel painting ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Düsseldorf
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North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedInTheCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| location | St. John’s Church, Düsseldorf ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
contrast between wisdom and folly
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preparedness for Christ’s return ⓘ vigilance ⓘ |
| movement | Nazarene movement ⓘ |
| partOf | art of the Nazarene movement ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| style |
idealized
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spiritual ⓘ |
| use | altarpiece ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Wise and Foolish Virgins (altarpiece in St. John’s Church, Düsseldorf) Description of subject: The Wise and Foolish Virgins is a 19th-century religious altarpiece by German painter Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, depicting the biblical parable of the ten virgins and exemplifying the Nazarene movement’s spiritual, idealized style.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow
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notableWork
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The Wise and Foolish Virgins (altarpiece in St. John’s Church, Düsseldorf)
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