Contarelli Chapel
E334864
The Contarelli Chapel is a renowned side chapel in Rome’s Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, famous for housing Caravaggio’s influential cycle of paintings on the life of Saint Matthew.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Contarelli Chapel canonical | 11 |
| Cappella Contarelli | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3186054 — 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: Contarelli Chapel Context triple: [The Calling of Saint Matthew, location, Contarelli Chapel]
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A.
Pazzi Chapel
The Pazzi Chapel is a renowned early Renaissance chapel in Florence, Italy, celebrated for its harmonious proportions and pioneering use of classical architectural elements.
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B.
Pietà Chapel
The Pietà Chapel is a side chapel within St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, best known for housing Michelangelo’s renowned marble sculpture of the Pietà.
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C.
Lamberti Church
Lamberti Church is a historic Gothic-style parish church in Münster, Germany, known for its prominent tower and role in the city’s religious and architectural heritage.
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D.
Cloister of Santa Maria della Pace
The Cloister of Santa Maria della Pace is a renowned Renaissance cloister in Rome, celebrated for its harmonious architectural design by Donato Bramante.
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E.
Santa Maria alla Scala
Santa Maria alla Scala was a church in Milan whose name and location gave rise to the title of the world-famous opera house La Scala.
- 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: Contarelli Chapel Target entity description: The Contarelli Chapel is a renowned side chapel in Rome’s Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, famous for housing Caravaggio’s influential cycle of paintings on the life of Saint Matthew.
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A.
Pazzi Chapel
The Pazzi Chapel is a renowned early Renaissance chapel in Florence, Italy, celebrated for its harmonious proportions and pioneering use of classical architectural elements.
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B.
Pietà Chapel
The Pietà Chapel is a side chapel within St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, best known for housing Michelangelo’s renowned marble sculpture of the Pietà.
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C.
Lamberti Church
Lamberti Church is a historic Gothic-style parish church in Münster, Germany, known for its prominent tower and role in the city’s religious and architectural heritage.
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D.
Cloister of Santa Maria della Pace
The Cloister of Santa Maria della Pace is a renowned Renaissance cloister in Rome, celebrated for its harmonious architectural design by Donato Bramante.
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E.
Santa Maria alla Scala
Santa Maria alla Scala was a church in Milan whose name and location gave rise to the title of the world-famous opera house La Scala.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapel
ⓘ
side chapel ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Cointerel Chapel ⓘ |
| artistOfMainCycle | Caravaggio ⓘ |
| artMovementRepresented | Baroque ⓘ |
| associatedWith | French community in Rome ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist |
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
ⓘ
linked to:
Caravaggio
|
| belongsTo | Diocese of Rome ⓘ |
| belongsToNation | France (via national church San Luigi dei Francesi) ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Cardinal Matthieu Cointerel ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Matthew
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Matthew
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| era | Counter-Reformation ⓘ |
| famousFor |
cycle of paintings on the life of Saint Matthew
ⓘ
paintings by Caravaggio ⓘ |
| hasAltar | altar dedicated to Saint Matthew ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalType | chapel ⓘ |
| hasDepiction |
Saint Matthew as evangelist
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Matthew
calling of Saint Matthew ⓘ
linked to:
The Calling of Saint Matthew
martyrdom of Saint Matthew ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
art display space
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasMedium | oil on canvas paintings ⓘ |
| hasPatronSaint |
Saint Matthew
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Matthew
|
| hasStyle | Italian Baroque ⓘ |
| hasTheme | life of Saint Matthew ⓘ |
| hasWork |
The Calling of Saint Matthew
ⓘ
The Inspiration of Saint Matthew ⓘ
linked to:
The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew
The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew ⓘ |
| heritageType | cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| inBuilding | San Luigi dei Francesi ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Baroque painting
ⓘ
religious art in the 17th century ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Italian ⓘ |
| lightingDesign | natural side lighting enhancing Caravaggio’s chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Church of San Luigi dei Francesi
ⓘ
linked to:
San Luigi dei Francesi
Italy ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Matthieu Cointerel ⓘ |
| notableArtist | Caravaggio ⓘ |
| partOf | San Luigi dei Francesi ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
pilgrimage by art historians
ⓘ
tourist visits in Rome ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Contarelli Chapel Description of subject: The Contarelli Chapel is a renowned side chapel in Rome’s Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, famous for housing Caravaggio’s influential cycle of paintings on the life of Saint Matthew.
Referenced by (12)
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