The Deposition from the Cross (Florence)
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The Deposition from the Cross (Florence) is a renowned early Renaissance altarpiece by Fra Angelico depicting Christ’s body being taken down from the cross with serene, devotional clarity and luminous color.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deposition from the Cross (Florence) | 1 |
| The Deposition from the Cross (Florence) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5965476 — 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: The Deposition from the Cross (Florence) Context triple: [Fra Angelico, notableWork, The Deposition from the Cross (Florence)]
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The Deposition from the Cross (Pontormo)
The Deposition from the Cross is a celebrated altarpiece by Jacopo Pontormo that exemplifies Mannerist painting through its elongated figures, unusual spatial composition, and intense emotional expressiveness.
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Deposition from the Cross by Benedetto Antelami
Deposition from the Cross by Benedetto Antelami is a renowned late 12th-century Romanesque marble relief depicting Christ’s descent from the cross, celebrated for its expressive figures and innovative spatial composition.
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The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a renowned Baroque altarpiece painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the dramatic lowering of Christ’s body from the cross.
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The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a Baroque religious painting by French artist Eustache Le Sueur depicting the removal of Christ’s body from the cross.
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The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a powerful early 20th-century religious painting by German Expressionist artist Max Beckmann, marked by its intense emotional drama and distorted, modernist style.
- 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: The Deposition from the Cross (Florence) Target entity description: The Deposition from the Cross (Florence) is a renowned early Renaissance altarpiece by Fra Angelico depicting Christ’s body being taken down from the cross with serene, devotional clarity and luminous color.
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A.
The Deposition from the Cross (Pontormo)
The Deposition from the Cross is a celebrated altarpiece by Jacopo Pontormo that exemplifies Mannerist painting through its elongated figures, unusual spatial composition, and intense emotional expressiveness.
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B.
Deposition from the Cross by Benedetto Antelami
Deposition from the Cross by Benedetto Antelami is a renowned late 12th-century Romanesque marble relief depicting Christ’s descent from the cross, celebrated for its expressive figures and innovative spatial composition.
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C.
The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a renowned Baroque altarpiece painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the dramatic lowering of Christ’s body from the cross.
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D.
The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a Baroque religious painting by French artist Eustache Le Sueur depicting the removal of Christ’s body from the cross.
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E.
The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a powerful early 20th-century religious painting by German Expressionist artist Max Beckmann, marked by its intense emotional drama and distorted, modernist style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | altarpiece ⓘ |
| artForm | panel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | important example of early Renaissance altarpiece painting ⓘ |
| artist | Fra Angelico ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | Quattrocento ⓘ |
| associatedArtist | Fra Angelico ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Dominican spirituality ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | luminous palette ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Fra Angelico ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Museo di San Marco, Florence
ⓘ
linked to:
San Marco, Florence
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| depicts |
Christ being taken down from the cross
ⓘ
Deposition of Christ ⓘ
linked to:
Deposition from the Cross
Joseph of Arimathea ⓘ Mary Magdalene ⓘ Nicodemus ⓘ Saint John the Evangelist ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle John
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| function | object of devotion ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasCityQualifier | Florence ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish |
The Deposition from the Cross
ⓘ
linked to:
Deposition from the Cross
|
| iconographicType | Deposition scene ⓘ |
| location | Florence ⓘ |
| materialUsed | tempera ⓘ |
| movement | Early Renaissance ⓘ |
| museum |
Museo di San Marco
ⓘ
linked to:
San Marco Museum
|
| notableFeature |
clarity of composition
ⓘ
luminous color ⓘ serene devotional mood ⓘ |
| originalFunction | altarpiece ⓘ |
| region | Tuscany ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholic art ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| school | Florentine school ⓘ |
| style | devotional clarity ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Lamentation over Christ
ⓘ
linked to:
Lamentation of Christ
Passion of Christ ⓘ |
| support | panel ⓘ |
| technique | tempera on panel ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Deposition from the Cross (Florence) Description of subject: The Deposition from the Cross (Florence) is a renowned early Renaissance altarpiece by Fra Angelico depicting Christ’s body being taken down from the cross with serene, devotional clarity and luminous color.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Deposition from the Cross (Florence)