Statue of Saint Sebastian in St. Peter's Basilica
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The Statue of Saint Sebastian in St. Peter's Basilica is an 18th-century marble sculpture depicting the martyred Christian saint, created in the Baroque tradition and housed within the Vatican's principal church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Statue of Saint Sebastian in St. Peter's Basilica canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6925673 — 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: Statue of Saint Sebastian in St. Peter's Basilica Context triple: [Pietro Bracci, notableWork, Statue of Saint Sebastian in St. Peter's Basilica]
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A.
Statue of Saint Dominic in St. Peter's Basilica
The Statue of Saint Dominic in St. Peter's Basilica is an 18th-century marble sculpture depicting the founder of the Dominican Order, created for a prominent niche in the Vatican basilica.
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B.
Statue of Saint Norbert in St. Peter's Basilica
The Statue of Saint Norbert in St. Peter's Basilica is an 18th-century marble sculpture depicting the founder of the Premonstratensian order, created for a prominent niche in the Vatican basilica.
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C.
Statue of Marforio
The Statue of Marforio is an ancient Roman marble river god sculpture that became one of Rome’s famous “talking statues,” historically used for posting satirical political messages.
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D.
Statue of the Capitoline Antinous
The Statue of the Capitoline Antinous is a celebrated Roman marble sculpture depicting Antinous, the deified favorite of Emperor Hadrian, renowned for its idealized beauty and classical style.
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E.
Cathedra Petri by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Cathedra Petri by Gian Lorenzo Bernini is a monumental Baroque sculptural reliquary in bronze and marble that dramatically frames the supposed throne of Saint Peter with dynamic figures and radiant light effects.
- 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: Statue of Saint Sebastian in St. Peter's Basilica Target entity description: The Statue of Saint Sebastian in St. Peter's Basilica is an 18th-century marble sculpture depicting the martyred Christian saint, created in the Baroque tradition and housed within the Vatican's principal church.
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A.
Statue of Saint Dominic in St. Peter's Basilica
The Statue of Saint Dominic in St. Peter's Basilica is an 18th-century marble sculpture depicting the founder of the Dominican Order, created for a prominent niche in the Vatican basilica.
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B.
Statue of Saint Norbert in St. Peter's Basilica
The Statue of Saint Norbert in St. Peter's Basilica is an 18th-century marble sculpture depicting the founder of the Premonstratensian order, created for a prominent niche in the Vatican basilica.
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C.
Statue of Marforio
The Statue of Marforio is an ancient Roman marble river god sculpture that became one of Rome’s famous “talking statues,” historically used for posting satirical political messages.
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D.
Statue of the Capitoline Antinous
The Statue of the Capitoline Antinous is a celebrated Roman marble sculpture depicting Antinous, the deified favorite of Emperor Hadrian, renowned for its idealized beauty and classical style.
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E.
Cathedra Petri by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Cathedra Petri by Gian Lorenzo Bernini is a monumental Baroque sculptural reliquary in bronze and marble that dramatically frames the supposed throne of Saint Peter with dynamic figures and radiant light effects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque artwork
ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ |
| artMovement | Baroque ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
cult of saints ⓘ |
| collection | art collection of St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ |
| context | Catholic devotional art in Rome ⓘ |
| country | Vatican City ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | example of Baroque saint sculpture in St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ |
| depictionForm | full-length figure ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christian martyr
ⓘ
Saint Sebastian ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | martyrdom of Saint Sebastian ⓘ |
| function |
liturgical environment decoration
ⓘ
veneration of Saint Sebastian ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle |
dramatic expression
ⓘ
dynamic composition ⓘ emphasis on emotion ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Roman Catholic tradition ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
faith
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ sainthood ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| hasType |
church sculpture
ⓘ
religious sculpture ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | artwork of St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ |
| iconography | arrows piercing the body of Saint Sebastian ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
St. Peter's Basilica
ⓘ
Vatican City ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding |
Papal basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Peter's Basilica
|
| material | marble ⓘ |
| partOf | interior decoration of St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting | interior of St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ |
| subject |
Saint Sebastian as a martyr
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Sebastian
|
| subjectHasRole |
martyr
ⓘ
saint ⓘ |
| use |
devotional object
ⓘ
religious art ⓘ |
| visibility | publicly accessible ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Statue of Saint Sebastian in St. Peter's Basilica Description of subject: The Statue of Saint Sebastian in St. Peter's Basilica is an 18th-century marble sculpture depicting the martyred Christian saint, created in the Baroque tradition and housed within the Vatican's principal church.
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