Bardi Chapel frescoes
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bardi Chapel frescoes canonical | 2 |
| Affreschi della Cappella Bardi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5371741 — 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: Bardi Chapel frescoes Context triple: [Giotto, notableWork, Bardi Chapel frescoes]
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Contarelli Chapel cycle
The Contarelli Chapel cycle is a renowned series of Baroque paintings by Caravaggio in Rome’s San Luigi dei Francesi, depicting key episodes from the life of Saint Matthew.
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Arena Chapel fresco cycle
The Arena Chapel fresco cycle is a renowned series of early 14th-century wall paintings by Giotto in Padua, Italy, depicting the life of the Virgin Mary and Christ and marking a key moment in the development of Western art.
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Pala d'Oro altarpiece
The Pala d'Oro altarpiece is a lavish Byzantine gold and enamel retable in St Mark's Basilica in Venice, renowned for its intricate craftsmanship and extensive use of precious stones.
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Stefaneschi Altarpiece
The Stefaneschi Altarpiece is a celebrated early 14th-century triptych by Giotto, created for St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and noted for its innovative use of space and expressive religious imagery.
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Contarelli Chapel
The Contarelli Chapel is a renowned side chapel in Rome’s Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, famous for housing Caravaggio’s influential cycle of paintings on the life of Saint Matthew.
- 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: Bardi Chapel frescoes Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Contarelli Chapel cycle
The Contarelli Chapel cycle is a renowned series of Baroque paintings by Caravaggio in Rome’s San Luigi dei Francesi, depicting key episodes from the life of Saint Matthew.
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B.
Arena Chapel fresco cycle
The Arena Chapel fresco cycle is a renowned series of early 14th-century wall paintings by Giotto in Padua, Italy, depicting the life of the Virgin Mary and Christ and marking a key moment in the development of Western art.
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C.
Pala d'Oro altarpiece
The Pala d'Oro altarpiece is a lavish Byzantine gold and enamel retable in St Mark's Basilica in Venice, renowned for its intricate craftsmanship and extensive use of precious stones.
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D.
Stefaneschi Altarpiece
The Stefaneschi Altarpiece is a celebrated early 14th-century triptych by Giotto, created for St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and noted for its innovative use of space and expressive religious imagery.
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E.
Contarelli Chapel
The Contarelli Chapel is a renowned side chapel in Rome’s Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, famous for housing Caravaggio’s influential cycle of paintings on the life of Saint Matthew.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian Gothic painting
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fresco cycle ⓘ religious artwork ⓘ |
| artHistoricalStatus | canonical work in Western art history ⓘ |
| artisticInnovation |
early use of coherent architectural space
ⓘ
heightened emotional interaction between figures ⓘ |
| artStyle |
expressive human figures
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narrative clarity ⓘ naturalistic spatial representation ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrder | Franciscan Order ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Bardi banking family of Florence
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linked to:
Bardi family
|
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator |
Giotto di Bondone
ⓘ
linked to:
Giotto
|
| culturalContext | Florentine Republic in the 14th century ⓘ |
| depicts |
Scenes from the life of Saint Francis of Assisi
ⓘ
death of Saint Francis ⓘ miracles of Saint Francis ⓘ posthumous apparitions of Saint Francis ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
altar wall frescoes
ⓘ
side wall frescoes ⓘ upper wall frescoes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the artistic heritage of Florence ⓘ |
| inception | early 14th century ⓘ |
| influenced | early Renaissance painters in Florence ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Franciscan spirituality ⓘ |
| ItalianTitle |
Affreschi della Cappella Bardi
ⓘ
linked to:
Bardi Chapel frescoes
|
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bardi Chapel
ⓘ
Basilica of Santa Croce ⓘ
linked to:
Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence
Florence ⓘ |
| locationWithinBuilding | right transept of Santa Croce ⓘ |
| materialUsed | fresco technique ⓘ |
| movement |
Italian Gothic
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian Gothic painting
Proto-Renaissance ⓘ |
| paintedFor | family burial chapel of the Bardi ⓘ |
| partOf | decoration of the Basilica of Santa Croce chapels ⓘ |
| patron | Bardi family ⓘ |
| period | Trecento ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Peruzzi Chapel frescoes
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Scrovegni Chapel frescoes ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| restoration | underwent conservation in the 20th century ⓘ |
| significance |
key masterpiece of Giotto’s mature style
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landmark in the development of Renaissance art ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major visitor destination in Santa Croce ⓘ |
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