Jodocus Vijd
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Jodocus Vijd was a wealthy 15th-century Ghent patrician and patron of the arts best known for commissioning the renowned Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert and Jan van Eyck.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jodocus Vijd canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9737389 — 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: Jodocus Vijd Context triple: [Ghent Altarpiece, commissionedBy, Jodocus Vijd]
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A.
Jacob van der Meersch
Jacob van der Meersch was a Dutch colonial administrator who served as governor of the Dutch settlement on Mauritius in the 17th century.
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B.
Anthonie van Slingelandt
Anthonie van Slingelandt was an 18th-century Dutch statesman and Grand Pensionary of Holland known for his influential role in European diplomacy and political thought.
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C.
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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D.
Johannes Vingboons
Johannes Vingboons was a 17th-century Dutch cartographer and painter known for his detailed, hand-colored maps and city views produced for the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch Republic.
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E.
Balthasar Permoser
Balthasar Permoser was a prominent German Baroque sculptor renowned for his expressive and ornate works, particularly in Dresden.
- 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: Jodocus Vijd Target entity description: Jodocus Vijd was a wealthy 15th-century Ghent patrician and patron of the arts best known for commissioning the renowned Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert and Jan van Eyck.
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A.
Jacob van der Meersch
Jacob van der Meersch was a Dutch colonial administrator who served as governor of the Dutch settlement on Mauritius in the 17th century.
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B.
Anthonie van Slingelandt
Anthonie van Slingelandt was an 18th-century Dutch statesman and Grand Pensionary of Holland known for his influential role in European diplomacy and political thought.
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C.
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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D.
Johannes Vingboons
Johannes Vingboons was a 17th-century Dutch cartographer and painter known for his detailed, hand-colored maps and city views produced for the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch Republic.
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E.
Balthasar Permoser
Balthasar Permoser was a prominent German Baroque sculptor renowned for his expressive and ornate works, particularly in Dresden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art patron
ⓘ
human ⓘ patrician ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Borluut family
ⓘ
Saint Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Bavo's Cathedral
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| commissioned | Ghent Altarpiece ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | County of Flanders ⓘ |
| culture | Flemish ⓘ |
| employer |
city government of Ghent
ⓘ
linked to:
college of mayor and aldermen of Ghent
|
| familyName | Vijd ⓘ |
| givenName | Jodocus ⓘ |
| hasDepiction | donor portrait on the Ghent Altarpiece ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | history of the Ghent Altarpiece ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Middle Dutch ⓘ |
| notableFor | commissioning the Ghent Altarpiece ⓘ |
| notableWork | commission of the Ghent Altarpiece ⓘ |
| occupation |
art patron
ⓘ
patrician ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Hubert van Eyck
ⓘ
Jan van Eyck ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Ghent ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Saint Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Bavo's Cathedral
|
| positionHeld | schepen of Ghent ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| residence | Ghent ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialClass | urban patriciate ⓘ |
| spouse | Lysbette Borluut ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jodocus Vijd Description of subject: Jodocus Vijd was a wealthy 15th-century Ghent patrician and patron of the arts best known for commissioning the renowned Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert and Jan van Eyck.
Referenced by (1)
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