Cornelis de Wael
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Cornelis de Wael was a 17th-century Flemish painter and engraver known for his battle scenes, genre works, and contributions to the artistic exchange between Antwerp and Italy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cornelis de Wael canonical | 5 |
| Cornelis de Wael the Younger | 1 |
| Lucas de Wael | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T538640 — 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: Cornelis de Wael Context triple: [Guild of Saint Luke (Delft), hasMember, Cornelis de Wael]
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A.
Willem van Aelst
Willem van Aelst was a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his refined still lifes, particularly of flowers, game, and luxurious objects.
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B.
Balthasar van der Ast
Balthasar van der Ast was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his detailed still lifes featuring flowers, shells, and insects.
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C.
Michiel van Mierevelt
Michiel van Mierevelt was a prominent Dutch Golden Age portrait painter known for his depictions of leading political and cultural figures of the Dutch Republic.
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D.
Hendrick de Keyser
Hendrick de Keyser was a prominent Dutch Golden Age architect and sculptor known for shaping Amsterdam’s early 17th-century cityscape with landmark Protestant churches and civic buildings.
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E.
Pieter Jan Brugge
Pieter Jan Brugge is a Dutch-born film producer and director known for his work on acclaimed Hollywood dramas such as "The Insider."
- 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: Cornelis de Wael Target entity description: Cornelis de Wael was a 17th-century Flemish painter and engraver known for his battle scenes, genre works, and contributions to the artistic exchange between Antwerp and Italy.
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A.
Willem van Aelst
Willem van Aelst was a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his refined still lifes, particularly of flowers, game, and luxurious objects.
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B.
Balthasar van der Ast
Balthasar van der Ast was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his detailed still lifes featuring flowers, shells, and insects.
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C.
Michiel van Mierevelt
Michiel van Mierevelt was a prominent Dutch Golden Age portrait painter known for his depictions of leading political and cultural figures of the Dutch Republic.
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D.
Hendrick de Keyser
Hendrick de Keyser was a prominent Dutch Golden Age architect and sculptor known for shaping Amsterdam’s early 17th-century cityscape with landmark Protestant churches and civic buildings.
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E.
Pieter Jan Brugge
Pieter Jan Brugge is a Dutch-born film producer and director known for his work on acclaimed Hollywood dramas such as "The Insider."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Flemish Baroque painter
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engraver ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| artisticSchool |
Flemish Baroque
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surface form:
Flemish Baroque school
|
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Southern Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1592 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1667 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Flemish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
battle painting
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genre painting ⓘ marine painting ⓘ printmaking ⓘ |
| genre |
battle painting
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genre painting ⓘ history painting ⓘ marine painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Jan de Wael the Elder ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Flemish Baroque
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surface form:
Flemish Baroque painting
Italian Baroque painting ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
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Italian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Flemish community in Genoa ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| name | Cornelis de Wael self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Italianate landscapes
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battle scenes ⓘ contributing to artistic exchange between Antwerp and Italy ⓘ genre scenes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Battle Scene (various versions)
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Genre Scene with Soldiers ⓘ Harbour Scene with Ships ⓘ |
| occupation |
art dealer
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engraver ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Antwerp ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rome ⓘ |
| residence |
Genoa
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Cornelis de Wael
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lucas de Wael
|
| studentOf | Jan de Wael the Elder ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Antwerp
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Genoa ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cornelis de Wael Description of subject: Cornelis de Wael was a 17th-century Flemish painter and engraver known for his battle scenes, genre works, and contributions to the artistic exchange between Antwerp and Italy.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lucas de Wael
this entity surface form:
Cornelis de Wael the Younger