Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker

E330892

marble sculpture neoclassical sculpture sculpture statue

"Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker" is a neoclassical marble sculpture depicting Napoleon Bonaparte in the idealized guise of the Roman god Mars, created by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker canonical	2
Napoleon as Roman god Mars	1
Napoleone come Marte pacificatore	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3153380 — 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: Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker
Context triple: [Antonio Canova, notableWork, Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker]

A. The Coronation of Napoleon
The Coronation of Napoleon is a monumental neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting Napoleon Bonaparte’s self-coronation as Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral in 1804.
B. Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau
"Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau" is a large-scale Romantic history painting depicting Napoleon surveying the aftermath of the bloody 1807 Battle of Eylau, emphasizing both his leadership and the human cost of war.
C. Les Cent-Jours
Les Cent-Jours refers to the brief 1815 period when Napoleon Bonaparte returned from exile, regained power in France, and ultimately fell after the Battle of Waterloo.
D. Napoleon; or, the Man of the World
"Napoleon; or, the Man of the World" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that portrays Napoleon Bonaparte as the archetype of worldly ambition and practical power within his collection *Representative Men*.
E. House of Bonaparte
The House of Bonaparte is the French imperial dynasty founded by Napoleon Bonaparte that briefly ruled France and influenced European politics in the early 19th century.
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: Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker
Target entity description: "Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker" is a neoclassical marble sculpture depicting Napoleon Bonaparte in the idealized guise of the Roman god Mars, created by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova.

A. The Coronation of Napoleon
The Coronation of Napoleon is a monumental neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting Napoleon Bonaparte’s self-coronation as Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral in 1804.
B. Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau
"Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau" is a large-scale Romantic history painting depicting Napoleon surveying the aftermath of the bloody 1807 Battle of Eylau, emphasizing both his leadership and the human cost of war.
C. Les Cent-Jours
Les Cent-Jours refers to the brief 1815 period when Napoleon Bonaparte returned from exile, regained power in France, and ultimately fell after the Battle of Waterloo.
D. Napoleon; or, the Man of the World
"Napoleon; or, the Man of the World" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that portrays Napoleon Bonaparte as the archetype of worldly ambition and practical power within his collection *Representative Men*.
E. House of Bonaparte
The House of Bonaparte is the French imperial dynasty founded by Napoleon Bonaparte that briefly ruled France and influenced European politics in the early 19th century.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	marble sculpture ⓘ neoclassical sculpture ⓘ sculpture ⓘ statue ⓘ
artForm	sculpture ⓘ
artHistoricalPeriod	early 19th century ⓘ
artworkStyle	idealized classical nude ⓘ
associatedWith	First French Empire ⓘ Napoleonic propaganda ⓘ
cataloguedIn	collection of Pinacoteca di Brera ⓘ
commissionedBy	Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
completionDate	1806 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ
creator	Antonio Canova ⓘ
currentLocation	Milan ⓘ Palazzo Brera ⓘ Pinacoteca di Brera ⓘ
depicts	Mars ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
depictsRole	Napoleon as Roman god Mars ⓘ linked to: Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker Napoleon as peacemaker ⓘ
depictsTheme	classical heroism ⓘ imperial power ⓘ war and peace ⓘ
genre	Neoclassicism ⓘ
hasPart	figure of Nike holding a statuette of Victory ⓘ helmet ⓘ spear ⓘ sword ⓘ trophy of arms ⓘ
hasType	full-length standing figure ⓘ
height	approximately 3.45 metres ⓘ
iconography	Roman god of war Mars ⓘ classical mythology ⓘ
inception	1802 ⓘ
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
materialUsed	marble ⓘ
movement	Neoclassicism ⓘ
notableFor	example of neoclassical political propaganda ⓘ idealized portrayal of Napoleon as a classical god ⓘ
originalIntendedLocation	Palace of the Tuileries ⓘ linked to: Tuileries Palace Paris ⓘ
portrays	Napoleon Bonaparte as Mars the Peacemaker ⓘ
significantArtist	Antonio Canova ⓘ
subjectHeading	Napoleonic art ⓘ mythological sculpture ⓘ
titleInItalian	Napoleone come Marte pacificatore ⓘ linked to: Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Antonio Canova → notableWork → Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker ⓘ

Canova → notableWork → Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker ⓘ

Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker → depictsRole → Napoleon as Roman god Mars ⓘ

linked to: Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker

Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker → titleInItalian → Napoleone come Marte pacificatore ⓘ