Annunciation (San Marco)

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Christian religious painting Renaissance artwork fresco

Annunciation (San Marco) is a renowned early Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico in Florence’s San Marco convent, celebrated for its serene depiction of the angel Gabriel announcing to the Virgin Mary and its luminous, contemplative atmosphere.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Annunciation (San Marco) canonical	2
Annunciation (San Marco, Florence)	1
San Marco Annunciation	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5965474 — 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: Annunciation (San Marco)
Context triple: [Fra Angelico, notableWork, Annunciation (San Marco)]

A. San Marco church
San Marco church is a historic Christian church located in the Sicilian city of Enna, Italy.
B. Madonna di San Sisto
Madonna di San Sisto is a renowned High Renaissance oil painting by Raphael, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child flanked by saints and two iconic cherubs.
C. Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca
The Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca is a hilltop basilica and pilgrimage church overlooking Bologna, famed for its long porticoed walkway and venerated icon of the Virgin Mary.
D. Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers is a renowned Baroque pilgrimage church in Bavaria, Germany, dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers and noted for its elaborate architecture and religious significance.
E. San Domenico church
San Domenico church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Città di Castello, Italy, noted for its medieval origins and artistic heritage.
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: Annunciation (San Marco)
Target entity description: Annunciation (San Marco) is a renowned early Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico in Florence’s San Marco convent, celebrated for its serene depiction of the angel Gabriel announcing to the Virgin Mary and its luminous, contemplative atmosphere.

A. San Marco church
San Marco church is a historic Christian church located in the Sicilian city of Enna, Italy.
B. Madonna di San Sisto
Madonna di San Sisto is a renowned High Renaissance oil painting by Raphael, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child flanked by saints and two iconic cherubs.
C. Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca
The Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca is a hilltop basilica and pilgrimage church overlooking Bologna, famed for its long porticoed walkway and venerated icon of the Virgin Mary.
D. Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers is a renowned Baroque pilgrimage church in Bavaria, Germany, dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers and noted for its elaborate architecture and religious significance.
E. San Domenico church
San Domenico church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Città di Castello, Italy, noted for its medieval origins and artistic heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian religious painting ⓘ Renaissance artwork ⓘ fresco ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	important example of Fra Angelico’s mature style ⓘ key work of early Renaissance fresco painting ⓘ
artist	Fra Angelico ⓘ
associatedWith	Dominican Order ⓘ linked to: Dominican friars
commissionedFor	Dominican convent of San Marco ⓘ linked to: Convent of San Marco
country	Italy ⓘ
creator	Fra Angelico ⓘ
culturalContext	Italian Renaissance ⓘ
currentUseOfLocation	San Marco Museum ⓘ
denominationalContext	Roman Catholic ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
depicts	Angel Gabriel ⓘ linked to: Gabriel Annunciation ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ
function	devotional image for monastic contemplation ⓘ
genre	religious art ⓘ
hasPart	columned portico ⓘ garden ⓘ inscription ⓘ kneeling Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary loggia with arcades ⓘ standing Angel Gabriel ⓘ linked to: angel
iconographicType	Annunciation to the Virgin ⓘ linked to: Annunciation
inscriptionLanguage	Latin ⓘ
locatedIn	Florence ⓘ
locatedInBuilding	Convent of San Marco, Florence ⓘ linked to: San Marco, Florence
location	San Marco convent ⓘ linked to: Convent of San Marco
material	fresco on wall ⓘ
movement	Early Renaissance ⓘ
notableFor	devotional function for Dominican friars ⓘ harmonious architectural setting ⓘ luminous use of light ⓘ serene and contemplative atmosphere ⓘ
period	15th century ⓘ
relatedWorkByArtist	Annunciation (Cortona) ⓘ Annunciation (Prado) ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
school	Florentine school ⓘ
setting	cloister-like portico ⓘ
style	delicate modeling of figures ⓘ linear perspective ⓘ
technique	fresco ⓘ
theme	Incarnation of Christ ⓘ obedience and humility of Mary ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fra Angelico → notableWork → Annunciation (San Marco) ⓘ

Guido di Pietro → notableWork → Annunciation (San Marco) ⓘ

Frescoes of the Convent of San Marco → notableWorkWithin → San Marco Annunciation ⓘ

linked to: Annunciation (San Marco)

Fra Giovanni da Fiesole → notableWork → Annunciation (San Marco, Florence) ⓘ