Saint Mark
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Saint Mark is a renowned early 15th-century marble statue by Donatello, celebrated as a landmark of Renaissance sculpture for its naturalism and expressive detail.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Mark canonical | 2 |
| St. Mark | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4287887 — 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 Mark Context triple: [Donatello, notableWork, Saint Mark]
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A.
Anaphora of Saint Mark
The Anaphora of Saint Mark is an ancient Eucharistic prayer of the Alexandrian liturgical tradition, historically used in the Coptic and Greek rites.
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B.
See of Saint Mark
The See of Saint Mark is the ancient episcopal seat traditionally founded by Saint Mark the Evangelist in Alexandria, serving as the spiritual and historical center of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
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C.
lion of Saint Mark
The lion of Saint Mark is a traditional winged lion symbol associated with Saint Mark the Evangelist and famously used as the emblem of the city and Republic of Venice.
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D.
Saint Marinus
Saint Marinus is a Christian stonemason and hermit traditionally credited with establishing the community that became the Republic of San Marino, one of the world’s oldest surviving states.
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E.
Saint Florian
Saint Florian is a Christian martyr and patron saint of firefighters, chimney sweeps, and those in danger from fire and flood, especially venerated in Central Europe.
- 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 Mark Target entity description: Saint Mark is a renowned early 15th-century marble statue by Donatello, celebrated as a landmark of Renaissance sculpture for its naturalism and expressive detail.
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A.
Anaphora of Saint Mark
The Anaphora of Saint Mark is an ancient Eucharistic prayer of the Alexandrian liturgical tradition, historically used in the Coptic and Greek rites.
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B.
See of Saint Mark
The See of Saint Mark is the ancient episcopal seat traditionally founded by Saint Mark the Evangelist in Alexandria, serving as the spiritual and historical center of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
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C.
lion of Saint Mark
The lion of Saint Mark is a traditional winged lion symbol associated with Saint Mark the Evangelist and famously used as the emblem of the city and Republic of Venice.
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D.
Saint Marinus
Saint Marinus is a Christian stonemason and hermit traditionally credited with establishing the community that became the Republic of San Marino, one of the world’s oldest surviving states.
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E.
Saint Florian
Saint Florian is a Christian martyr and patron saint of firefighters, chimney sweeps, and those in danger from fire and flood, especially venerated in Central Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance sculpture
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marble statue ⓘ |
| 3DForm | statue ⓘ |
| artForm | freestanding sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Early Renaissance ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
early example of Renaissance naturalism in sculpture
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landmark of Renaissance sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticInnovation |
convincing anatomical structure
ⓘ
lifelike drapery treatment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Donatello ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Christian art
ⓘ
Florentine Renaissance ⓘ |
| depicts |
Saint Mark the Evangelist
ⓘ
linked to:
Mark the Evangelist
figure holding a book ⓘ standing male figure ⓘ |
| era | Quattrocento ⓘ |
| genre | religious sculpture ⓘ |
| hasAestheticQuality |
monumentality
ⓘ
psychological depth ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Renaissance sculpture
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian Renaissance sculpture
naturalistic figure sculpture ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
classical influence
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| hasType | public religious sculpture ⓘ |
| iconography | Evangelist with gospel book ⓘ |
| inception | early 15th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Italian ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Christian apostle ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| movement | Italian Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contrapposto stance
ⓘ
expressive detail ⓘ naturalism ⓘ |
| portraysEmotion |
contemplation
ⓘ
spiritual intensity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| subjectOccupation | evangelist ⓘ |
| subjectReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectRole | author of a canonical gospel ⓘ |
| technique | carving ⓘ |
| title | Saint Mark ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Mark Description of subject: Saint Mark is a renowned early 15th-century marble statue by Donatello, celebrated as a landmark of Renaissance sculpture for its naturalism and expressive detail.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.