Statue of the Capitoline Antinous
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The Statue of the Capitoline Antinous is a celebrated Roman marble sculpture depicting Antinous, the deified favorite of Emperor Hadrian, renowned for its idealized beauty and classical style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Statue of the Capitoline Antinous canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5896294 — 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: Statue of the Capitoline Antinous Context triple: [Capitoline Museums, containsWork, Statue of the Capitoline Antinous]
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Statue of Marforio
The Statue of Marforio is an ancient Roman marble river god sculpture that became one of Rome’s famous “talking statues,” historically used for posting satirical political messages.
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B.
Capitoline Wolf sculpture
The Capitoline Wolf sculpture is an iconic bronze statue of a she-wolf suckling the legendary twins Romulus and Remus, symbolizing the mythic founding of Rome.
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C.
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius is an ancient Roman bronze statue in Rome portraying the emperor on horseback, renowned as one of the best-preserved and most iconic imperial monuments of classical antiquity.
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D.
Fontana dei Dioscuri
Fontana dei Dioscuri is a historic Roman fountain on the Quirinal Hill, notable for its monumental statues of the Dioscuri twins Castor and Pollux taming rearing horses.
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E.
Obelisk of the Quirinal
The Obelisk of the Quirinal is an ancient Roman obelisk now standing prominently in Rome’s Piazza del Quirinale, serving as a notable landmark near the Quirinal Palace.
- 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: Statue of the Capitoline Antinous Target entity description: The Statue of the Capitoline Antinous is a celebrated Roman marble sculpture depicting Antinous, the deified favorite of Emperor Hadrian, renowned for its idealized beauty and classical style.
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A.
Statue of Marforio
The Statue of Marforio is an ancient Roman marble river god sculpture that became one of Rome’s famous “talking statues,” historically used for posting satirical political messages.
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B.
Capitoline Wolf sculpture
The Capitoline Wolf sculpture is an iconic bronze statue of a she-wolf suckling the legendary twins Romulus and Remus, symbolizing the mythic founding of Rome.
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C.
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius is an ancient Roman bronze statue in Rome portraying the emperor on horseback, renowned as one of the best-preserved and most iconic imperial monuments of classical antiquity.
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D.
Fontana dei Dioscuri
Fontana dei Dioscuri is a historic Roman fountain on the Quirinal Hill, notable for its monumental statues of the Dioscuri twins Castor and Pollux taming rearing horses.
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E.
Obelisk of the Quirinal
The Obelisk of the Quirinal is an ancient Roman obelisk now standing prominently in Rome’s Piazza del Quirinale, serving as a notable landmark near the Quirinal Palace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman sculpture
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marble statue ⓘ sculpture of Antinous ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
imperial cult
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youthful male beauty ⓘ |
| artMovement | Roman classicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Capitoline Museums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Rome ⓘ |
| creator | unknown Roman sculptor ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| depicts |
Antinous
NERFINISHED
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deified favorite of Emperor Hadrian ⓘ idealized male beauty ⓘ mythologized image of Antinous ⓘ portrait of Antinous as a godlike figure ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Capitoline Museums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | classical sculpture ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
evidence of the posthumous cult of Antinous
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example of Hadrianic portraiture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
drapery
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head of Antinous ⓘ idealized male torso ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
carefully rendered hair
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contrapposto stance ⓘ idealized facial features ⓘ life-size or near life-size scale ⓘ |
| image | sculptural representation in the Capitoline Museums ⓘ |
| inception |
2nd century CE
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circa 130–140 CE ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek classical sculpture
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Polykleitan canon of proportions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Lazio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Italy
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Rome ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high quality marble carving
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idealized beauty ⓘ representation of Antinous cult ⓘ |
| partOf |
Capitoline Museums sculpture collection
NERFINISHED
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Roman imperial portrait tradition ⓘ |
| period | Hadrianic period ⓘ |
| style | idealized classical style ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art historical studies
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museum catalogues ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Statue of the Capitoline Antinous Description of subject: The Statue of the Capitoline Antinous is a celebrated Roman marble sculpture depicting Antinous, the deified favorite of Emperor Hadrian, renowned for its idealized beauty and classical style.
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