Joseph the Carpenter
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Joseph the Carpenter is a 17th-century religious painting by French Baroque artist Georges de La Tour, depicting a nocturnal, candlelit scene of the young Jesus with his earthly father, Joseph.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joseph the Carpenter canonical | 2 |
| Saint Joseph the Carpenter | 2 |
| Joseph (according to some Christian traditions) | 1 |
| Joseph, his earthly father | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9469253 — 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: Joseph the Carpenter Context triple: [Georges de La Tour, notableWork, Joseph the Carpenter]
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A.
Simeon
Simeon is a biblical figure, one of the twelve sons of Jacob and a progenitor of one of the tribes of Israel.
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B.
Simeon
Simeon is a monastic name referring to Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming, a revered Orthodox Christian saint known for the miraculous flow of myrrh from his relics.
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C.
Yohanan
Yohanan is a Hebrew given name, often rendered as "Yohanan" or "Yochanan," meaning "God is gracious" and historically borne by various Jewish religious and political figures.
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D.
Matthaeus
Matthaeus is the Latin form of the given name Matthew, commonly associated with the biblical apostle and evangelist.
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E.
Zebedee
Zebedee is a New Testament figure known as the father of the apostles James and John and as a Galilean fisherman mentioned in the Gospels.
- 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: Joseph the Carpenter Target entity description: Joseph the Carpenter is a 17th-century religious painting by French Baroque artist Georges de La Tour, depicting a nocturnal, candlelit scene of the young Jesus with his earthly father, Joseph.
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A.
Simeon
Simeon is a monastic name referring to Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming, a revered Orthodox Christian saint known for the miraculous flow of myrrh from his relics.
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B.
Simeon
Simeon is a biblical figure, one of the twelve sons of Jacob and a progenitor of one of the tribes of Israel.
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C.
Yohanan
Yohanan is a Hebrew given name, often rendered as "Yohanan" or "Yochanan," meaning "God is gracious" and historically borne by various Jewish religious and political figures.
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D.
Matthaeus
Matthaeus is the Latin form of the given name Matthew, commonly associated with the biblical apostle and evangelist.
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E.
Zebedee
Zebedee is a New Testament figure known as the father of the apostles James and John and as a Galilean fisherman mentioned in the Gospels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
ⓘ
religious painting ⓘ |
| artist | Georges de La Tour ⓘ |
| artStyle |
French Baroque
ⓘ
linked to:
French Baroque art
|
| collection |
Musée du Louvre
ⓘ
linked to:
Louvre Museum
|
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Georges de La Tour ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| depicts |
Saint Joseph
ⓘ
candlelight scene ⓘ nocturnal interior ⓘ young Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
Child Jesus
|
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| iconography | Christ Child illuminated by candlelight ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1640s ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| lightingSource | single candle ⓘ |
| lightingStyle | tenebrism ⓘ |
| location | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| locationCity | Paris ⓘ |
| locationCountry | France ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Saint Joseph charpentier ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectRoleOfJoseph | earthly father of Jesus ⓘ |
| theme |
child Jesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Child Jesus
domestic religious scene ⓘ paternal care ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joseph the Carpenter Description of subject: Joseph the Carpenter is a 17th-century religious painting by French Baroque artist Georges de La Tour, depicting a nocturnal, candlelit scene of the young Jesus with his earthly father, Joseph.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Joseph the Carpenter
linked to: Joseph the Carpenter
subject linked to:
G. de La Tour
subject linked to:
G. de La Tour
linked to: Joseph the Carpenter
subject linked to:
Jesus in Jesus (1999 miniseries)
linked to: Joseph the Carpenter