Erasmus Grasser
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Erasmus Grasser was a prominent late Gothic sculptor and woodcarver active in Munich around 1500, renowned for his expressive religious figures and intricate choir stalls.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Erasmus Grasser canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11768844 — 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: Erasmus Grasser Context triple: [Cathedral of Our Lady (Munich), containsArtworkBy, Erasmus Grasser]
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A.
Lucas Bolsius
Lucas Bolsius is a Dutch politician best known for serving as the mayor of the city of Amersfoort in the Netherlands.
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B.
Jobst von Scholten
Jobst von Scholten was a Danish military officer best known for commanding Danish forces at the early 18th-century Battle of Gadebusch during the Great Northern War.
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C.
Johann von Bergen
Johann von Bergen was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of the Alpine peak Mont Maudit.
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D.
Jacobus Faber Stapulensis
Jacobus Faber Stapulensis, better known as Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples, was a French humanist and theologian whose biblical and philosophical works helped pave the way for the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Marc Compernol
Marc Compernol is a Belgian general who served as the Chief of Defence of the Belgian Armed Forces.
- 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: Erasmus Grasser Target entity description: Erasmus Grasser was a prominent late Gothic sculptor and woodcarver active in Munich around 1500, renowned for his expressive religious figures and intricate choir stalls.
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A.
Lucas Bolsius
Lucas Bolsius is a Dutch politician best known for serving as the mayor of the city of Amersfoort in the Netherlands.
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B.
Jobst von Scholten
Jobst von Scholten was a Danish military officer best known for commanding Danish forces at the early 18th-century Battle of Gadebusch during the Great Northern War.
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C.
Johann von Bergen
Johann von Bergen was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of the Alpine peak Mont Maudit.
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D.
Jacobus Faber Stapulensis
Jacobus Faber Stapulensis, better known as Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples, was a French humanist and theologian whose biblical and philosophical works helped pave the way for the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Marc Compernol
Marc Compernol is a Belgian general who served as the Chief of Defence of the Belgian Armed Forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
late Gothic artist
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person ⓘ sculptor ⓘ woodcarver ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
around 1500
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early 16th century ⓘ late 15th century ⓘ |
| artisticEra | Northern Renaissance transition ⓘ |
| artisticField |
sculpture
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woodcarving ⓘ |
| basedIn | Munich ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ |
| employer |
Munich city council
ⓘ
church institutions in Munich ⓘ |
| genre |
religious sculpture
ⓘ
wood sculpture ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Bavarian National Museum
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linked to:
Bayerisches Nationalmuseum
Münchner Stadtmuseum ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationOfWorks | cultural heritage monuments in Munich ⓘ |
| influenced |
Munich late Gothic style
ⓘ
South German sculpture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| mainMaterial |
polychromed wood
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| movement |
Gothic art
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Late Gothic ⓘ |
| name | Erasmus Grasser ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive religious figures
ⓘ
intricate choir stalls ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Altarpiece figures in Munich churches
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Choir stalls of Munich Frauenkirche ⓘ
linked to:
Frauenkirche
Choir stalls of the Munich Old Town Hall ⓘ
linked to:
Old Town Hall (Munich)
Morris dancers of the Munich Rathaus ⓘ
linked to:
New Town Hall (Munich)
|
| occupation |
sculptor
ⓘ
woodcarver ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Munich ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Upper Bavaria ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantProject |
Choir stalls for Munich churches
ⓘ
Decoration of Munich town hall ⓘ
linked to:
Munich city hall
|
| style |
dynamic movement in figures
ⓘ
expressive figural carving ⓘ naturalistic drapery ⓘ |
| workLocation | Munich ⓘ |
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Subject: Erasmus Grasser Description of subject: Erasmus Grasser was a prominent late Gothic sculptor and woodcarver active in Munich around 1500, renowned for his expressive religious figures and intricate choir stalls.
Referenced by (2)
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