The Deluge (Sistine Chapel)
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The Deluge (Sistine Chapel) is one of Michelangelo’s frescoes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, depicting the biblical story of Noah’s Flood with dramatic, densely packed human figures struggling for survival.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Deluge (Sistine Chapel) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13202538 — 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 Deluge (Sistine Chapel) Context triple: [Ignudi, relatedWork, The Deluge (Sistine Chapel)]
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A.
Last Judgment frescoes
The Last Judgment frescoes are a series of medieval religious wall paintings depicting the final divine judgment of souls, located in the Camposanto Monumentale in Pisa, Italy.
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B.
Peruzzi Chapel frescoes
The Peruzzi Chapel frescoes are a celebrated cycle of early 14th-century religious wall paintings in the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, renowned for Giotto’s innovative use of narrative, space, and human emotion.
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C.
San Marco Altarpiece
The San Marco Altarpiece is a renowned early Renaissance painting by Fra Angelico, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child surrounded by saints and its luminous, devotional style.
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Frescoes in the Niccoline Chapel
The Frescoes in the Niccoline Chapel are a celebrated cycle of Renaissance wall paintings in the Vatican, renowned for their vivid color, refined spirituality, and masterful depiction of early Christian scenes.
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E.
Bardi Chapel frescoes
The Bardi Chapel frescoes are a renowned cycle of early 14th-century religious paintings in the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, celebrated as a key masterpiece of Giotto’s mature style and a landmark in the development of Renaissance art.
- 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 Deluge (Sistine Chapel) Target entity description: The Deluge (Sistine Chapel) is one of Michelangelo’s frescoes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, depicting the biblical story of Noah’s Flood with dramatic, densely packed human figures struggling for survival.
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A.
Last Judgment frescoes
The Last Judgment frescoes are a series of medieval religious wall paintings depicting the final divine judgment of souls, located in the Camposanto Monumentale in Pisa, Italy.
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B.
Peruzzi Chapel frescoes
The Peruzzi Chapel frescoes are a celebrated cycle of early 14th-century religious wall paintings in the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, renowned for Giotto’s innovative use of narrative, space, and human emotion.
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C.
San Marco Altarpiece
The San Marco Altarpiece is a renowned early Renaissance painting by Fra Angelico, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child surrounded by saints and its luminous, devotional style.
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D.
Frescoes in the Niccoline Chapel
The Frescoes in the Niccoline Chapel are a celebrated cycle of Renaissance wall paintings in the Vatican, renowned for their vivid color, refined spirituality, and masterful depiction of early Christian scenes.
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E.
Bardi Chapel frescoes
The Bardi Chapel frescoes are a renowned cycle of early 14th-century religious paintings in the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, celebrated as a key masterpiece of Giotto’s mature style and a landmark in the development of Renaissance art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance artwork
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fresco ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artMovement | High Renaissance ⓘ |
| artStyle |
complex multi-figure grouping
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dramatic foreshortening ⓘ monumental figure composition ⓘ |
| basedOn | Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Pope Julius II ⓘ |
| completionDate | circa 1512 ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | restored ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Vatican City ⓘ |
| creator | Michelangelo ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
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| depicts |
Noah’s Flood
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linked to:
The Flood
ark in the distance ⓘ biblical story of the Deluge ⓘ human figures struggling for survival ⓘ rising floodwaters ⓘ stormy sky ⓘ |
| depictsCharacter | Noah ⓘ |
| genre | biblical painting ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1508 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | visual art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Apostolic Palace
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Sistine Chapel ⓘ Vatican City ⓘ |
| material |
pigments
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water-based paint ⓘ |
| medium | fresco ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
densely packed human figures
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dynamic poses ⓘ multiple narrative episodes in one scene ⓘ strong chiaroscuro modeling ⓘ |
| partOf | Sistine Chapel ceiling ⓘ |
| period | Italian Renaissance ⓘ |
| positionOnCeiling |
near the entrance of the chapel
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one of the nine central narrative scenes ⓘ |
| restoration | late 20th-century Sistine Chapel restoration campaign ⓘ |
| significance |
illustrates Michelangelo’s early ceiling style with smaller figures
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one of the earliest scenes painted on the Sistine ceiling ⓘ |
| support | plaster on ceiling ⓘ |
| theme |
divine judgment
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human suffering ⓘ salvation ⓘ sin and punishment ⓘ |
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Instruction
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