Stories of Saint John the Baptist (Chiostro dello Scalzo fresco cycle)
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Stories of Saint John the Baptist (Chiostro dello Scalzo fresco cycle) is a renowned series of early 16th-century monochrome frescoes in Florence depicting the life of Saint John the Baptist, painted by the Italian Renaissance master Andrea del Sarto.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stories of Saint John the Baptist (Chiostro dello Scalzo fresco cycle) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5583687 — 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: Stories of Saint John the Baptist (Chiostro dello Scalzo fresco cycle) Context triple: [Andrea del Sarto, notableWork, Stories of Saint John the Baptist (Chiostro dello Scalzo fresco cycle)]
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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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B.
The Baptism of Christ (San Gregorio)
The Baptism of Christ (San Gregorio) is a religious painting by Annibale Carracci depicting the baptism of Jesus, notable for its balanced composition and early Baroque naturalism.
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C.
The Baptism of Christ (painting)
The Baptism of Christ is a religious painting by Dutch Renaissance artist Jan van Scorel depicting the New Testament scene of Jesus being baptized by John the Baptist.
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D.
The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist
The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist is a religious painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert depicting the biblical scene of John the Baptist addressing a gathered crowd.
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E.
Sacra Conversazione including the Infant Saint John
Sacra Conversazione including the Infant Saint John is a Renaissance devotional painting type depicting the Virgin and Child enthroned among saints, notably featuring the young John the Baptist interacting with the Christ Child within a unified, contemplative space.
- 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: Stories of Saint John the Baptist (Chiostro dello Scalzo fresco cycle) Target entity description: Stories of Saint John the Baptist (Chiostro dello Scalzo fresco cycle) is a renowned series of early 16th-century monochrome frescoes in Florence depicting the life of Saint John the Baptist, painted by the Italian Renaissance master Andrea del Sarto.
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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.
The Baptism of Christ (San Gregorio)
The Baptism of Christ (San Gregorio) is a religious painting by Annibale Carracci depicting the baptism of Jesus, notable for its balanced composition and early Baroque naturalism.
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C.
The Baptism of Christ (painting)
The Baptism of Christ is a religious painting by Dutch Renaissance artist Jan van Scorel depicting the New Testament scene of Jesus being baptized by John the Baptist.
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D.
The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist
The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist is a religious painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert depicting the biblical scene of John the Baptist addressing a gathered crowd.
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E.
Sacra Conversazione including the Infant Saint John
Sacra Conversazione including the Infant Saint John is a Renaissance devotional painting type depicting the Virgin and Child enthroned among saints, notably featuring the young John the Baptist interacting with the Christ Child within a unified, contemplative space.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Renaissance artwork
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fresco cycle ⓘ |
| artForm | fresco ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of Florentine High Renaissance fresco painting
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major work of Andrea del Sarto ⓘ |
| colorPalette | monochrome ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Confraternity of Saint John the Baptist of the Scalzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Andrea del Sarto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | Saint John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Annunciation to Zacharias
NERFINISHED
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Baptism of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Beheading of John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ Birth of John the Baptist ⓘ Burial of John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ Dance of Salome NERFINISHED ⓘ Imprisonment of John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ Preaching of John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 1526 ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Annunciation to Zacharias (Chiostro dello Scalzo)
NERFINISHED
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Baptism of Christ (Chiostro dello Scalzo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Baptist led to Prison (Chiostro dello Scalzo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Beheading of the Baptist (Chiostro dello Scalzo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Birth of the Baptist (Chiostro dello Scalzo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Burial of the Baptist (Chiostro dello Scalzo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dance of Salome (Chiostro dello Scalzo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Meeting of Jesus and John (Chiostro dello Scalzo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Naming of the Baptist (Chiostro dello Scalzo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Preaching of Saint John the Baptist (Chiostro dello Scalzo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Presentation of the Head of the Baptist (Chiostro dello Scalzo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Visitation (Chiostro dello Scalzo) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural heritage of Florence ⓘ |
| inception | early 16th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
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Italy ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ |
| location | Chiostro dello Scalzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
pigments
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plaster ⓘ |
| movement | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chiostro dello Scalzo decorative program ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1509 ⓘ |
| subject | Life of Saint John the Baptist ⓘ |
| technique |
grisaille
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monochrome fresco ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stories of Saint John the Baptist (Chiostro dello Scalzo fresco cycle) Description of subject: Stories of Saint John the Baptist (Chiostro dello Scalzo fresco cycle) is a renowned series of early 16th-century monochrome frescoes in Florence depicting the life of Saint John the Baptist, painted by the Italian Renaissance master Andrea del Sarto.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Andrea del Sarto
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notableWork
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Stories of Saint John the Baptist (Chiostro dello Scalzo fresco cycle)
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