Saint Sebastian (Vienna)
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Saint Sebastian (Vienna) is a renowned Renaissance painting by Andrea Mantegna depicting the Christian martyr Saint Sebastian bound and pierced with arrows, notable for its dramatic realism and classical architectural setting.
All labels observed (1)
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| Saint Sebastian (Vienna) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10541269 — 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: Saint Sebastian (Vienna) Context triple: [Andrea Mantegna, notableWork, Saint Sebastian (Vienna)]
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A.
Capuchin Church, Vienna
The Capuchin Church in Vienna is a historic Baroque church best known for housing the Imperial Crypt, the principal burial place of the Habsburg dynasty.
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Dom St. Bartholomäus
Dom St. Bartholomäus is the Gothic-style imperial cathedral in Frankfurt am Main, historically used for the election and coronation of Holy Roman Emperors.
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C.
Josefsplatz
Josefsplatz is a historic square in central Vienna, Austria, known for its elegant Baroque architecture and its location next to the Hofburg Palace complex.
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St. Michael's Church, Vienna
St. Michael's Church in Vienna is a historic Roman Catholic church near the Hofburg Palace, notable among other things as the burial site of the famed Italian poet and librettist Pietro Metastasio.
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E.
Monument to Maria Christina of Austria
The Monument to Maria Christina of Austria is a renowned neoclassical funerary sculpture by Antonio Canova, celebrated for its innovative pyramidal design and emotional allegorical figures.
- 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: Saint Sebastian (Vienna) Target entity description: Saint Sebastian (Vienna) is a renowned Renaissance painting by Andrea Mantegna depicting the Christian martyr Saint Sebastian bound and pierced with arrows, notable for its dramatic realism and classical architectural setting.
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A.
Capuchin Church, Vienna
The Capuchin Church in Vienna is a historic Baroque church best known for housing the Imperial Crypt, the principal burial place of the Habsburg dynasty.
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B.
Dom St. Bartholomäus
Dom St. Bartholomäus is the Gothic-style imperial cathedral in Frankfurt am Main, historically used for the election and coronation of Holy Roman Emperors.
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C.
Josefsplatz
Josefsplatz is a historic square in central Vienna, Austria, known for its elegant Baroque architecture and its location next to the Hofburg Palace complex.
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D.
St. Michael's Church, Vienna
St. Michael's Church in Vienna is a historic Roman Catholic church near the Hofburg Palace, notable among other things as the burial site of the famed Italian poet and librettist Pietro Metastasio.
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E.
Monument to Maria Christina of Austria
The Monument to Maria Christina of Austria is a renowned neoclassical funerary sculpture by Antonio Canova, celebrated for its innovative pyramidal design and emotional allegorical figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of early Renaissance anatomical study
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key work in Mantegna’s exploration of classical antiquity ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
illusionistic perspective
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sculptural treatment of the human body ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn |
Kunsthistorisches Museum painting collection
ⓘ
linked to:
Kunsthistorisches Museum
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| collection | Kunsthistorisches Museum ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Andrea Mantegna ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christian martyrdom
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Roman-style architecture ⓘ Saint Sebastian ⓘ arrows ⓘ classical ruins ⓘ male nude figure ⓘ martyr tied to a column ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Saint Sebastian (Aigues-Mortes)
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Saint Sebastian (Louvre) ⓘ |
| iconography |
Saint Sebastian bound and pierced with arrows
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linked to:
Saint Sebastian
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| influenceOn | later depictions of Saint Sebastian in Western art ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| lightingCharacteristic | strong chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| location | Vienna ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Austria ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Italian Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classical architectural setting
ⓘ
dramatic realism ⓘ |
| partOf | Mantegna’s Saint Sebastian series ⓘ |
| period | 15th century ⓘ |
| perspectiveType | linear perspective ⓘ |
| religionDepicted | Christianity ⓘ |
| school | Paduan school ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Martyrdom in art
ⓘ
Saints in art ⓘ |
| support | panel ⓘ |
| theme |
faith under persecution
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human suffering ⓘ triumph of spiritual endurance ⓘ |
| titleInItalian | San Sebastiano ⓘ |
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