San Marco Altarpiece
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The San Marco Altarpiece is a renowned early Renaissance painting by Fra Angelico, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child surrounded by saints and its luminous, devotional style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| San Marco Altarpiece canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5965475 — 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: San Marco Altarpiece Context triple: [Fra Angelico, notableWork, San Marco Altarpiece]
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Stefaneschi Altarpiece
The Stefaneschi Altarpiece is a celebrated early 14th-century triptych by Giotto, created for St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and noted for its innovative use of space and expressive religious imagery.
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B.
Pala d'Oro altarpiece
The Pala d'Oro altarpiece is a lavish Byzantine gold and enamel retable in St Mark's Basilica in Venice, renowned for its intricate craftsmanship and extensive use of precious stones.
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The Geller Altarpiece
The Geller Altarpiece is a significant Renaissance religious painting, originally created as a multi-panel altarpiece and now housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.
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D.
El Transparente altarpiece
El Transparente altarpiece is a lavish Baroque sculptural and architectural ensemble in Toledo Cathedral, renowned for its dramatic use of light, marble, and gilded decoration.
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E.
Bardi Chapel frescoes
The Bardi Chapel frescoes are a renowned cycle of early 14th-century religious paintings in the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, celebrated as a key masterpiece of Giotto’s mature style and a landmark in the development of Renaissance art.
- 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: San Marco Altarpiece Target entity description: The San Marco Altarpiece is a renowned early Renaissance painting by Fra Angelico, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child surrounded by saints and its luminous, devotional style.
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A.
Stefaneschi Altarpiece
The Stefaneschi Altarpiece is a celebrated early 14th-century triptych by Giotto, created for St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and noted for its innovative use of space and expressive religious imagery.
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B.
Pala d'Oro altarpiece
The Pala d'Oro altarpiece is a lavish Byzantine gold and enamel retable in St Mark's Basilica in Venice, renowned for its intricate craftsmanship and extensive use of precious stones.
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C.
The Geller Altarpiece
The Geller Altarpiece is a significant Renaissance religious painting, originally created as a multi-panel altarpiece and now housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.
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D.
El Transparente altarpiece
El Transparente altarpiece is a lavish Baroque sculptural and architectural ensemble in Toledo Cathedral, renowned for its dramatic use of light, marble, and gilded decoration.
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E.
Bardi Chapel frescoes
The Bardi Chapel frescoes are a renowned cycle of early 14th-century religious paintings in the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, celebrated as a key masterpiece of Giotto’s mature style and a landmark in the development of Renaissance art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | altarpiece ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of early Renaissance sacra conversazione
ⓘ
key work of Fra Angelico ⓘ |
| artist | Fra Angelico ⓘ |
| artPeriod | Early Renaissance ⓘ |
| artSchool | Florentine school ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dominican Order
ⓘ
linked to:
Dominican friars
|
| city | Florence ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | golden background elements ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Cosimo de' Medici ⓘ |
| compositionType | centralized enthroned Madonna ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Fra Angelico ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Florentine Renaissance
ⓘ
linked to:
Florentine school
|
| depicts |
Christ Child
ⓘ
linked to:
Child Jesus
Madonna and Child enthroned ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin and Child enthroned
Saints in conversation with the Virgin and Child ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ angels ⓘ architectural throne setting ⓘ saints ⓘ |
| function | liturgical altarpiece ⓘ |
| genre | sacra conversazione ⓘ |
| hasPart | predella panels ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gothic tradition
ⓘ
emerging Renaissance naturalism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Dominican friars of San Marco ⓘ |
| intendedUse | monastic devotion ⓘ |
| lightingCharacteristic | soft, even illumination ⓘ |
| location | San Marco, Florence ⓘ |
| material | tempera ⓘ |
| movement | Early Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
harmonious composition
ⓘ
luminous color ⓘ serene devotional style ⓘ |
| originalLocation | High altar of San Marco convent church, Florence ⓘ |
| patron | Cosimo de' Medici ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| style | tempera on panel ⓘ |
| support | wooden panel ⓘ |
| theme |
Christological devotion
ⓘ
Marian devotion ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Marco Altarpiece Description of subject: The San Marco Altarpiece is a renowned early Renaissance painting by Fra Angelico, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child surrounded by saints and its luminous, devotional style.
Referenced by (3)
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