The Firebrand of Florence
E949271
The Firebrand of Florence is a 1924 play by Edwin Justus Mayer that dramatizes the flamboyant life and romantic escapades of Renaissance sculptor Benvenuto Cellini.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Firebrand of Florence canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11844604 — 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: The Firebrand of Florence Context triple: [The Affairs of Cellini, basedOn, The Firebrand of Florence]
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A.
The Enchantress of Florence
The Enchantress of Florence is a historical fantasy novel by Salman Rushdie that intertwines Mughal India and Renaissance Florence in a richly imaginative tale of love, power, and storytelling.
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B.
Lord of Florence
Lord of Florence was the title held by Alessandro de' Medici as the de facto ruler of Florence during the early 16th century, marking the transition from republican to Medici princely control.
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C.
Martyrs of Otranto
The Martyrs of Otranto are a group of 813 Italian Catholics executed by Ottoman forces in 1480 for refusing to convert to Islam, later canonized by the Catholic Church.
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D.
Il cappello di paglia di Firenze
Il cappello di paglia di Firenze is a classic Italian stage farce by Eugène Labiche (known in Italian through adaptations) that revolves around the chaotic consequences of a bridegroom’s horse eating a lady’s Florentine straw hat on his wedding day.
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E.
The Venetian Affair
The Venetian Affair is a Cold War-era spy novel by E. Howard Hunt that follows a former CIA agent drawn into an international conspiracy centered in Venice.
- 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 Firebrand of Florence Target entity description: The Firebrand of Florence is a 1924 play by Edwin Justus Mayer that dramatizes the flamboyant life and romantic escapades of Renaissance sculptor Benvenuto Cellini.
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A.
The Enchantress of Florence
The Enchantress of Florence is a historical fantasy novel by Salman Rushdie that intertwines Mughal India and Renaissance Florence in a richly imaginative tale of love, power, and storytelling.
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B.
Lord of Florence
Lord of Florence was the title held by Alessandro de' Medici as the de facto ruler of Florence during the early 16th century, marking the transition from republican to Medici princely control.
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C.
Martyrs of Otranto
The Martyrs of Otranto are a group of 813 Italian Catholics executed by Ottoman forces in 1480 for refusing to convert to Islam, later canonized by the Catholic Church.
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D.
Il cappello di paglia di Firenze
Il cappello di paglia di Firenze is a classic Italian stage farce by Eugène Labiche (known in Italian through adaptations) that revolves around the chaotic consequences of a bridegroom’s horse eating a lady’s Florentine straw hat on his wedding day.
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E.
The Venetian Affair
The Venetian Affair is a Cold War-era spy novel by E. Howard Hunt that follows a former CIA agent drawn into an international conspiracy centered in Venice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | play ⓘ |
| about |
Renaissance Italy
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Renaissance art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| author | Edwin Justus Mayer ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Benvenuto Cellini ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
flamboyant life of Benvenuto Cellini
ⓘ
romantic escapades of Benvenuto Cellini ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1924 ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical play
ⓘ
historical play ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Edwin Justus Mayer ⓘ |
| hasPart | acts ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Firebrand of Florence ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Benvenuto Cellini ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Florence ⓘ |
| subject | Benvenuto Cellini ⓘ |
| writer | Edwin Justus Mayer ⓘ |
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Subject: The Firebrand of Florence Description of subject: The Firebrand of Florence is a 1924 play by Edwin Justus Mayer that dramatizes the flamboyant life and romantic escapades of Renaissance sculptor Benvenuto Cellini.
Referenced by (4)
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