Calumny of Apelles
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Calumny of Apelles is a Renaissance painting by Sandro Botticelli that allegorically depicts the destructive power of slander through a complex arrangement of classical figures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calumny of Apelles canonical | 3 |
| La Calunnia di Apelle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2060265 — 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: Calumny of Apelles Context triple: [Sandro Botticelli, notableWork, Calumny of Apelles]
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A.
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the mythological abduction of Leucippus’s daughters by the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux.
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B.
Auto de Filodemo
Auto de Filodemo is a Renaissance-era Portuguese play by Luís de Camões that blends classical themes with early modern theatrical form.
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C.
Apologeticus
Apologeticus is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends Christians against Roman accusations and argues for the rationality and justice of the Christian faith.
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D.
La Mort de Socrate
La Mort de Socrate is the original French title of Jacques-Louis David’s famous 1787 Neoclassical painting depicting the philosopher Socrates calmly accepting his death by hemlock.
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E.
Phaedra
Phaedra is a figure in Greek mythology, a Cretan princess and later queen of Athens best known for her tragic love for her stepson Hippolytus.
- 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: Calumny of Apelles Target entity description: Calumny of Apelles is a Renaissance painting by Sandro Botticelli that allegorically depicts the destructive power of slander through a complex arrangement of classical figures.
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A.
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the mythological abduction of Leucippus’s daughters by the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux.
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B.
Auto de Filodemo
Auto de Filodemo is a Renaissance-era Portuguese play by Luís de Camões that blends classical themes with early modern theatrical form.
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C.
Apologeticus
Apologeticus is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends Christians against Roman accusations and argues for the rationality and justice of the Christian faith.
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D.
La Mort de Socrate
La Mort de Socrate is the original French title of Jacques-Louis David’s famous 1787 Neoclassical painting depicting the philosopher Socrates calmly accepting his death by hemlock.
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E.
Phaedra
Phaedra is a figure in Greek mythology, a Cretan princess and later queen of Athens best known for her tragic love for her stepson Hippolytus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | panel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | late 15th century ⓘ |
| artMovementContext |
Early Renaissance humanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Renaissance humanism
|
| artworkStyle | tempera painting ⓘ |
| basedOn | classical literature ⓘ |
| colorPalette | bright and refined Renaissance palette ⓘ |
| composition | complex multi-figure arrangement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Sandro Botticelli ⓘ |
| culture | Florentine culture ⓘ |
| depicts |
allegory of slander
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classical architecture ⓘ destructive power of calumny ⓘ mythological figures ⓘ procession before a seated ruler ⓘ |
| genre | allegorical painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later allegorical painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure of Calumny
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figure of Envy ⓘ figure of Ignorance ⓘ figure of Repentance ⓘ figure of Suspicion ⓘ figure of Truth ⓘ figure of the innocent victim ⓘ figure of the king or judge ⓘ |
| iconography | classical allegorical personifications ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
description by Lucian of Samosata
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lost painting by Apelles ⓘ |
| ItalianTitle |
La Calunnia di Apelle
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linked to:
Calumny of Apelles
|
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
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Italy ⓘ |
| location | Uffizi Gallery ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Innocence falsely accused
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Slander ⓘ |
| movement |
Florentine Renaissance
ⓘ
Italian Renaissance ⓘ
linked to:
Renaissance Italy
|
| partOf | collection of the Uffizi Gallery ⓘ |
| setting | ornate classical interior ⓘ |
| significance | important example of Botticelli’s late allegories ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
justice and injustice
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moral allegory ⓘ |
| theme |
moral and civic virtue
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power of false accusation ⓘ triumph of Truth over Slander ⓘ
linked to:
The Triumph of Truth
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| title | Calumny of Apelles ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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