The Virgin Mary Triumphing over Heresy and Fall of the Angels
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The Virgin Mary Triumphing over Heresy and Fall of the Angels is a Baroque ceiling fresco depicting the victorious Virgin Mary casting down heresy and rebellious angels in a dramatic, celestial scene.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Virgin Mary Triumphing over Heresy and Fall of the Angels canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13201890 — 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 Virgin Mary Triumphing over Heresy and Fall of the Angels Context triple: [Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome, hasCeilingFresco, The Virgin Mary Triumphing over Heresy and Fall of the Angels]
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A.
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.
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B.
The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan
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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C.
You Bright and Risen Angels
You Bright and Risen Angels is William T. Vollmann’s sprawling, experimental debut novel that blends political allegory, technological rebellion, and visionary prose in a surreal conflict between humans and insects.
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D.
The Allegory of the Martyrs
The Allegory of the Martyrs is a religious Baroque painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically honors Christian martyrs through dramatic, idealized figures and rich, expressive composition.
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E.
Angels with Instruments of the Passion
Angels with Instruments of the Passion is a group of Baroque angel sculptures, each bearing symbols of Christ’s Passion, created for Rome’s Ponte Sant’Angelo.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Virgin Mary Triumphing over Heresy and Fall of the Angels Target entity description: The Virgin Mary Triumphing over Heresy and Fall of the Angels is a Baroque ceiling fresco depicting the victorious Virgin Mary casting down heresy and rebellious angels in a dramatic, celestial scene.
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A.
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.
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B.
The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan
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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C.
You Bright and Risen Angels
You Bright and Risen Angels is William T. Vollmann’s sprawling, experimental debut novel that blends political allegory, technological rebellion, and visionary prose in a surreal conflict between humans and insects.
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D.
The Allegory of the Martyrs
The Allegory of the Martyrs is a religious Baroque painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically honors Christian martyrs through dramatic, idealized figures and rich, expressive composition.
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E.
Angels with Instruments of the Passion
Angels with Instruments of the Passion is a group of Baroque angel sculptures, each bearing symbols of Christ’s Passion, created for Rome’s Ponte Sant’Angelo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque artwork
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ceiling fresco ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| depicts |
Virgin Mary
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celestial scene ⓘ fall of the angels ⓘ heresy ⓘ rebellious angels ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Virgin Mary
NERFINISHED
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angels ⓘ fallen angels ⓘ |
| featuresMotive |
celestial light
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dramatic clouds ⓘ dynamic movement ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle | Baroque ⓘ |
| hasGenre | Christian religious art ⓘ |
| hasMedium | fresco ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
Catholic doctrine
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condemnation of heresy ⓘ heavenly realm ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Marian devotion
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triumph of orthodoxy over heresy ⓘ victory of good over evil ⓘ |
| hasVisualCharacteristic |
dramatic composition
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illusionistic ceiling perspective ⓘ strong contrasts of light and shadow ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Counter-Reformation Catholicism ⓘ |
| intendedFunction |
devotional focus for viewers
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didactic religious imagery ⓘ |
| portraysRoleOf |
Virgin Mary as defender of the faith
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Virgin Mary as victorious intercessor ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
defeat of doctrinal error
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heavenly protection over believers ⓘ triumph of Catholic Church ⓘ |
| usesIconography |
Marian iconography
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angelic host ⓘ fallen figures symbolizing heresy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Virgin Mary Triumphing over Heresy and Fall of the Angels Description of subject: The Virgin Mary Triumphing over Heresy and Fall of the Angels is a Baroque ceiling fresco depicting the victorious Virgin Mary casting down heresy and rebellious angels in a dramatic, celestial scene.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
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hasCeilingFresco
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The Virgin Mary Triumphing over Heresy and Fall of the Angels
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