Crucifixion mosaic
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The Crucifixion mosaic at Daphni Monastery is a renowned 11th-century Byzantine artwork celebrated for its classical balance, emotional restraint, and refined depiction of Christ’s crucifixion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Crucifixion mosaic canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3948809 — 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: Crucifixion mosaic Context triple: [Daphni Monastery, notableWork, Crucifixion mosaic]
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A.
Lion Hunt mosaic
The Lion Hunt mosaic is a renowned ancient floor mosaic from Pella, Greece, depicting a dynamic lion-hunting scene and exemplifying the high artistic achievement of Hellenistic Macedonian art.
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B.
Virgil Mosaic
Virgil Mosaic is an ancient Roman floor mosaic depicting the poet Virgil, renowned for its artistic detail and literary significance, and preserved today as a major archaeological artwork.
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C.
House of Dionysus mosaic
The House of Dionysus mosaic is a renowned Hellenistic floor mosaic depicting the god Dionysus riding a panther, celebrated as one of the finest examples of ancient Greek mosaic art.
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D.
Sarcophagus of the Pilgrims
The Sarcophagus of the Pilgrims is a memorial structure in Plymouth that holds the remains of early Mayflower settlers and commemorates their role in the founding of the Plymouth Colony.
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E.
Thera frescoes
The Thera frescoes are a renowned collection of Late Bronze Age wall paintings from the Aegean island of Thera (Santorini), celebrated for their vivid depictions of Minoan and Cycladic life, nature, and ritual.
- 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: Crucifixion mosaic Target entity description: The Crucifixion mosaic at Daphni Monastery is a renowned 11th-century Byzantine artwork celebrated for its classical balance, emotional restraint, and refined depiction of Christ’s crucifixion.
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A.
Lion Hunt mosaic
The Lion Hunt mosaic is a renowned ancient floor mosaic from Pella, Greece, depicting a dynamic lion-hunting scene and exemplifying the high artistic achievement of Hellenistic Macedonian art.
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B.
Virgil Mosaic
Virgil Mosaic is an ancient Roman floor mosaic depicting the poet Virgil, renowned for its artistic detail and literary significance, and preserved today as a major archaeological artwork.
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C.
House of Dionysus mosaic
The House of Dionysus mosaic is a renowned Hellenistic floor mosaic depicting the god Dionysus riding a panther, celebrated as one of the finest examples of ancient Greek mosaic art.
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D.
Sarcophagus of the Pilgrims
The Sarcophagus of the Pilgrims is a memorial structure in Plymouth that holds the remains of early Mayflower settlers and commemorates their role in the founding of the Plymouth Colony.
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E.
Thera frescoes
The Thera frescoes are a renowned collection of Late Bronze Age wall paintings from the Aegean island of Thera (Santorini), celebrated for their vivid depictions of Minoan and Cycladic life, nature, and ritual.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine mosaic
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Christian iconographic image ⓘ religious artwork ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
key example of Middle Byzantine mosaic art
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often reproduced in art history textbooks ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Byzantine art
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Comnenian-era art ⓘ |
| background | gold ground ⓘ |
| compositionFeature |
centralized cross
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flanking figures of Mary and John ⓘ geometric clarity ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Byzantine Empire
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Greek monastic culture ⓘ |
| dateApproximate | c. 1080–1100 ⓘ |
| depicts |
Crucifixion of Jesus
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Golgotha ⓘ Jesus Christ on the cross ⓘ Apostle John ⓘ
surface form:
Saint John the Evangelist
Virgin Mary ⓘ skull of Adam at the foot of the cross ⓘ |
| function |
devotional image
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liturgical setting decoration ⓘ |
| hasArtisticPeriod |
11th century
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Middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
Middle Byzantine period
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surface form:
Middle Byzantine
classical balance ⓘ emotional restraint ⓘ hieratic composition ⓘ idealized naturalism ⓘ |
| iconographicType | Crucifixion ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Daphni Monastery
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Greece ⓘ Daphni Monastery ⓘ
surface form:
katholikon of Daphni Monastery
near Athens ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
glass tesserae
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gold tesserae ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classical balance
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emotional restraint ⓘ harmonious proportions ⓘ refined modeling of figures ⓘ subtle use of light and shadow ⓘ |
| partOf |
interior decoration of the katholikon
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mosaic decoration of Daphni Monastery ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| showsChristExpression | serene and restrained ⓘ |
| showsChristPose | slightly sagging body ⓘ |
| showsFigureType |
Christ fallen under the Cross
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surface form:
Christus patiens
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