Michelangelo's David

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Renaissance sculpture marble sculpture public artwork

Michelangelo's David is a renowned Renaissance marble sculpture depicting the biblical hero David, celebrated for its masterful anatomy and symbolic representation of human strength and beauty.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
David by Michelangelo	5
David (Michelangelo)	3
Michelangelo's David canonical	2
Michelangelo's David (as a political symbol)	1
Michelangelo’s David	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1245841 — 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: Michelangelo's David
Context triple: [Florence, famousArtworkLocatedIn, Michelangelo's David]

A. Michelangelo's Pietà
Michelangelo's Pietà is a renowned Renaissance marble sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, celebrated for its emotional depth and exquisite craftsmanship.
B. Maderno Fountain
Maderno Fountain is a monumental Baroque fountain in Vatican City, designed by Carlo Maderno and located in St. Peter’s Square.
C. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a colossal gold-and-ivory sculpture by the ancient Greek sculptor Phidias, renowned as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
D. Vitruvian Man
Vitruvian Man is Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic drawing depicting ideal human body proportions inscribed in a circle and square, symbolizing the blend of art, science, and humanism of the Renaissance.
E. Capitoline Wolf sculpture
The Capitoline Wolf sculpture is an iconic bronze statue of a she-wolf suckling the legendary twins Romulus and Remus, symbolizing the mythic founding of Rome.
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: Michelangelo's David
Target entity description: Michelangelo's David is a renowned Renaissance marble sculpture depicting the biblical hero David, celebrated for its masterful anatomy and symbolic representation of human strength and beauty.

A. Michelangelo's Pietà
Michelangelo's Pietà is a renowned Renaissance marble sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, celebrated for its emotional depth and exquisite craftsmanship.
B. Maderno Fountain
Maderno Fountain is a monumental Baroque fountain in Vatican City, designed by Carlo Maderno and located in St. Peter’s Square.
C. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a colossal gold-and-ivory sculpture by the ancient Greek sculptor Phidias, renowned as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
D. Vitruvian Man
Vitruvian Man is Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic drawing depicting ideal human body proportions inscribed in a circle and square, symbolizing the blend of art, science, and humanism of the Renaissance.
E. Capitoline Wolf sculpture
The Capitoline Wolf sculpture is an iconic bronze statue of a she-wolf suckling the legendary twins Romulus and Remus, symbolizing the mythic founding of Rome.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance sculpture ⓘ marble sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	David di Michelangelo ⓘ linked to: Michelangelo
artForm	freestanding sculpture ⓘ
artisticTheme	civic virtue ⓘ heroism ⓘ human beauty ⓘ
artworkStyle	contrapposto ⓘ
commissionedFor	Florence Cathedral ⓘ linked to: Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
completionDate	1504 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ
creator	Michelangelo ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus	icon of Western art ⓘ
currentLocation	Galleria dell'Accademia ⓘ
depicts	David (biblical figure) ⓘ linked to: King David
depictsMoment	before battle with Goliath ⓘ
genre	Renaissance art ⓘ
hasPart	sling over left shoulder ⓘ stone in right hand ⓘ
hasReplica	replica at Piazzale Michelangelo ⓘ replica in Piazza della Signoria ⓘ
height	17 feet ⓘ 5.17 metres ⓘ
imageCopyrightStatus	public domain ⓘ
inception	1501 ⓘ
influencedBy	classical Greek sculpture ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Italian ⓘ
locatedInCountry	Italy ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Florence ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ
mass	over 5 tonnes ⓘ
materialUsed	Carrara marble ⓘ
movement	High Renaissance ⓘ
notableFeature	detailed anatomical realism ⓘ intense facial expression ⓘ oversized hands ⓘ
orientation	frontal ⓘ
originalLocation	Piazza della Signoria ⓘ
originallyCommissionedBy	Opera del Duomo of Florence ⓘ linked to: Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
partOf	Italian Renaissance art canon ⓘ linked to: Italian Renaissance sculpture
significantEvent	moved indoors to Galleria dell'Accademia in 1873 ⓘ original placed in Piazza della Signoria in 1504 ⓘ
significantPlace	Florence ⓘ
symbolOf	Republic of Florence ⓘ defense of civil liberties ⓘ
title	David ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Florence → famousArtworkLocatedIn → Michelangelo's David ⓘ

Carrara marble → usedIn → Michelangelo's David ⓘ

David (Bernini) → contrastWith → David (Michelangelo) ⓘ

subject linked to: David by Gian Lorenzo Bernini