Les Ambassadeurs
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Les Ambassadeurs is a celebrated 1533 double-portrait painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, renowned for its detailed depiction of two French envoys and its famous anamorphic skull.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Les Ambassadeurs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Les Ambassadeurs Context triple: [The Ambassadors, title, Les Ambassadeurs]
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A.
La Règle du jeu
La Règle du jeu is a 1939 French satirical drama film by Jean Renoir, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films in cinema history.
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B.
Les Mandarins
Les Mandarins is a 1954 existentialist novel by Simone de Beauvoir that portrays the political and personal struggles of French intellectuals in the aftermath of World War II.
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C.
La Brabançonne
La Brabançonne is the national anthem of Belgium, celebrated for its patriotic lyrics and historical association with the country’s independence.
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D.
La Grande Illusion
La Grande Illusion is a landmark 1937 French anti-war film by Jean Renoir that explores class, nationalism, and humanism through the experiences of French prisoners of war during World War I.
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E.
Les Films du Carrosse
Les Films du Carrosse is a French film production company closely associated with the works of director François Truffaut and other auteur-driven cinema.
- 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: Les Ambassadeurs Target entity description: Les Ambassadeurs is a celebrated 1533 double-portrait painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, renowned for its detailed depiction of two French envoys and its famous anamorphic skull.
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A.
La Règle du jeu
La Règle du jeu is a 1939 French satirical drama film by Jean Renoir, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films in cinema history.
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B.
Les Mandarins
Les Mandarins is a 1954 existentialist novel by Simone de Beauvoir that portrays the political and personal struggles of French intellectuals in the aftermath of World War II.
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C.
La Brabançonne
La Brabançonne is the national anthem of Belgium, celebrated for its patriotic lyrics and historical association with the country’s independence.
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D.
La Grande Illusion
La Grande Illusion is a landmark 1937 French anti-war film by Jean Renoir that explores class, nationalism, and humanism through the experiences of French prisoners of war during World War I.
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E.
Les Films du Carrosse
Les Films du Carrosse is a French film production company closely associated with the works of director François Truffaut and other auteur-driven cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | panel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | court portraiture of Henry VIII’s reign ⓘ |
| collection | National Gallery, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Jean de Dinteville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| creator | Hans Holbein the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
French envoys
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Georges de Selve NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean de Dinteville NERFINISHED ⓘ Tudor court fashion ⓘ anamorphic skull ⓘ astronomical instruments ⓘ books ⓘ broken lute string ⓘ carpet-covered table ⓘ celestial globe ⓘ crucifix partially hidden by curtain ⓘ globe ⓘ lute ⓘ mathematical instruments ⓘ terrestrial globe ⓘ |
| depictsTime | Tudor period ⓘ |
| genre | double portrait ⓘ |
| hasPart |
anamorphic skull
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green curtain background ⓘ lower shelf ⓘ upper shelf ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
knowledge
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mortality ⓘ political power ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| height | 207 cm ⓘ |
| inception | 1533 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| location | National Gallery, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | two French ambassadors in London ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
oak panel
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
German Renaissance
NERFINISHED
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Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed realism
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symbolic objects ⓘ use of anamorphosis ⓘ |
| partOf | collection of Northern Renaissance masterpieces at the National Gallery, London ⓘ |
| title | The Ambassadors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | 209.5 cm ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Les Ambassadeurs Description of subject: Les Ambassadeurs is a celebrated 1533 double-portrait painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, renowned for its detailed depiction of two French envoys and its famous anamorphic skull.
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