Stations of the Cross in Nuremberg
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The Stations of the Cross in Nuremberg is a renowned late Gothic sculptural cycle by Adam Krafft, depicting Christ’s Passion along a processional route in the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stations of the Cross in Nuremberg canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10174855 — 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: Stations of the Cross in Nuremberg Context triple: [Adam Krafft, notableWork, Stations of the Cross in Nuremberg]
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A.
St. John’s Church, Nuremberg
St. John’s Church in Nuremberg is a historic Lutheran church known for its association with the adjacent Johannisfriedhof cemetery, where many notable figures are buried.
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Frauenkirche, Nuremberg
Frauenkirche, Nuremberg is a Gothic Roman Catholic church on Nuremberg’s main market square, renowned for its ornate façade and mechanical clock.
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Nuremberg museum network
The Nuremberg museum network is a consortium of museums in Nuremberg, Germany, that collectively manage and present the city’s historical, artistic, and cultural heritage.
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D.
Palace of Justice, Nuremberg
The Palace of Justice in Nuremberg is the historic courthouse complex where the post–World War II Nuremberg Trials of major Nazi war criminals were held.
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E.
Tetschen Altar
The Tetschen Altar is a Romantic-era altarpiece painting by Caspar David Friedrich that depicts a solitary cross on a mountaintop, symbolically merging Christian iconography with a sublime natural landscape.
- 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: Stations of the Cross in Nuremberg Target entity description: The Stations of the Cross in Nuremberg is a renowned late Gothic sculptural cycle by Adam Krafft, depicting Christ’s Passion along a processional route in the city.
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A.
St. John’s Church, Nuremberg
St. John’s Church in Nuremberg is a historic Lutheran church known for its association with the adjacent Johannisfriedhof cemetery, where many notable figures are buried.
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B.
Frauenkirche, Nuremberg
Frauenkirche, Nuremberg is a Gothic Roman Catholic church on Nuremberg’s main market square, renowned for its ornate façade and mechanical clock.
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C.
Nuremberg museum network
The Nuremberg museum network is a consortium of museums in Nuremberg, Germany, that collectively manage and present the city’s historical, artistic, and cultural heritage.
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D.
Palace of Justice, Nuremberg
The Palace of Justice in Nuremberg is the historic courthouse complex where the post–World War II Nuremberg Trials of major Nazi war criminals were held.
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E.
Tetschen Altar
The Tetschen Altar is a Romantic-era altarpiece painting by Caspar David Friedrich that depicts a solitary cross on a mountaintop, symbolically merging Christian iconography with a sublime natural landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian devotional monument
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late Gothic sculptural cycle ⓘ public sculpture ensemble ⓘ |
| artForm | relief sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
highly detailed relief carving
ⓘ
naturalistic figure representation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Holy Week processions
ⓘ
linked to:
Semana Santa processions
urban piety in late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Adam Kraft ⓘ |
| creatorRole | Adam Kraft as master sculptor ⓘ |
| culturalContext | late medieval Nuremberg ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| depicts |
Passion of Christ
ⓘ
Stations of the Cross ⓘ scenes from Christ’s journey to Calvary ⓘ |
| function | visual meditation on the Passion ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
individual station reliefs
ⓘ
sculpted figures of Christ ⓘ sculpted figures of Roman soldiers ⓘ sculpted figures of bystanders ⓘ |
| hasType | outdoor sculptural way of the cross ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic monument of Nuremberg ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gothic realism in sculpture
ⓘ
late medieval devotional practices ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Nuremberg ⓘ |
| locatedOn | processional route in Nuremberg ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| medium | stone relief sculpture ⓘ |
| movement | Late Gothic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive pathos of figures
ⓘ
integration into urban devotional route ⓘ |
| partOf | Nuremberg’s late Gothic artistic heritage ⓘ |
| period | late 15th century ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Christ’s Passion
ⓘ
linked to:
Passion of Jesus
|
| theme | suffering and redemption ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| use |
outdoor pilgrimage
ⓘ
processional devotion ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stations of the Cross in Nuremberg Description of subject: The Stations of the Cross in Nuremberg is a renowned late Gothic sculptural cycle by Adam Krafft, depicting Christ’s Passion along a processional route in the city.
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