The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan
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The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan is a renowned 17th-century Baroque painting by Guido Reni depicting the triumphant archangel Michael standing over a vanquished Satan in a dramatic, idealized composition.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6072722 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan Context triple: [Guido Reni, notableWork, The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan]
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A.
Saint Jerome and the Angel of Judgment
Saint Jerome and the Angel of Judgment is a dramatic Baroque painting depicting the penitent Saint Jerome confronted by an angel announcing the Last Judgment.
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B.
Chaplet of Saint Michael
The Chaplet of Saint Michael is a Catholic devotional prayer consisting of specific invocations and beads honoring Saint Michael the Archangel and the nine choirs of angels.
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C.
Saint Michael
Saint Michael is an archangel in Christian, Jewish, and Islamic traditions, revered as a protector, leader of the heavenly hosts, and vanquisher of evil.
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The Allegory of Christian Victory
The Allegory of Christian Victory is a religious Baroque painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically depicts the triumph of Christian faith over sin and evil.
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The Allegory of the Angels
The Allegory of the Angels is a religious Baroque painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert, depicting a celestial scene of angels in dramatic, idealized forms.
- 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: The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan Target entity description: The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan is a renowned 17th-century Baroque painting by Guido Reni depicting the triumphant archangel Michael standing over a vanquished Satan in a dramatic, idealized composition.
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A.
Saint Jerome and the Angel of Judgment
Saint Jerome and the Angel of Judgment is a dramatic Baroque painting depicting the penitent Saint Jerome confronted by an angel announcing the Last Judgment.
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B.
Chaplet of Saint Michael
The Chaplet of Saint Michael is a Catholic devotional prayer consisting of specific invocations and beads honoring Saint Michael the Archangel and the nine choirs of angels.
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C.
Saint Michael
Saint Michael is an archangel in Christian, Jewish, and Islamic traditions, revered as a protector, leader of the heavenly hosts, and vanquisher of evil.
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D.
The Allegory of Christian Victory
The Allegory of Christian Victory is a religious Baroque painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically depicts the triumph of Christian faith over sin and evil.
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E.
The Allegory of the Angels
The Allegory of the Angels is a religious Baroque painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert, depicting a celestial scene of angels in dramatic, idealized forms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Italian Baroque ⓘ |
| artStyle | idealized classicism ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Revelation
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Christian tradition ⓘ |
| colorPalette | rich and saturated ⓘ |
| compositionStyle |
dramatic
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dynamic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Guido Reni ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Counter-Reformation Catholicism ⓘ |
| depictionType | full-length figure ⓘ |
| depicts |
Archangel Michael
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linked to:
Saint Michael
Satan ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| iconographyElement |
Satan underfoot
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armor of Archangel Michael ⓘ heavenly light ⓘ |
| inception | 17th century ⓘ |
| lightingStyle | chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
spiritual warfare
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triumph of good over evil ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic contrast between light and dark
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idealized figure of Michael ⓘ theatrical pose of the archangel ⓘ |
| portrays | Michael standing over a vanquished Satan ⓘ |
| subjectRole |
Michael as heavenly warrior
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Satan as defeated adversary ⓘ |
| theme |
defeat of Satan
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victory of divine justice ⓘ |
| visualEffect | sense of movement and tension ⓘ |
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Subject: The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan Description of subject: The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan is a renowned 17th-century Baroque painting by Guido Reni depicting the triumphant archangel Michael standing over a vanquished Satan in a dramatic, idealized composition.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan
subject linked to:
Jacob Epstein sculpture St Michael and the Devil
linked to: The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan
linked to: The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan
linked to: The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan