Tomb of Piero and Giovanni de’ Medici
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The Tomb of Piero and Giovanni de’ Medici is an elaborate Renaissance funerary monument in Florence’s Basilica of San Lorenzo, renowned for its refined bronze and marble work by Andrea del Verrocchio for the powerful Medici family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tomb of Piero and Giovanni de’ Medici canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6886702 — 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: Tomb of Piero and Giovanni de’ Medici Context triple: [Andrea del Verrocchio, notableWork, Tomb of Piero and Giovanni de’ Medici]
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A.
Medici Chapel
The Medici Chapel is a richly decorated funerary chapel in Florence, Italy, renowned for Michelangelo’s sculptural and architectural masterpieces created for the powerful Medici family.
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B.
Tomb of Pope Urban VIII
The Tomb of Pope Urban VIII is a grand Baroque funerary monument in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, renowned for its dramatic sculpture and architectural design by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
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C.
tomb of Giovanni Boccaccio
The tomb of Giovanni Boccaccio is the burial site and memorial of the famed Italian writer of the Decameron, located in his native town of Certaldo, Tuscany.
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D.
Tomb of Pope Alexander VII
The Tomb of Pope Alexander VII is a grand Baroque funerary monument in St. Peter’s Basilica, renowned for its dramatic sculptural composition and masterful use of marble and bronze by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
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E.
Tomb of Pope Clement XIV
The Tomb of Pope Clement XIV is a renowned neoclassical funerary monument in Rome, celebrated as one of Antonio Canova’s early masterpieces in marble sculpture.
- 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: Tomb of Piero and Giovanni de’ Medici Target entity description: The Tomb of Piero and Giovanni de’ Medici is an elaborate Renaissance funerary monument in Florence’s Basilica of San Lorenzo, renowned for its refined bronze and marble work by Andrea del Verrocchio for the powerful Medici family.
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A.
Medici Chapel
The Medici Chapel is a richly decorated funerary chapel in Florence, Italy, renowned for Michelangelo’s sculptural and architectural masterpieces created for the powerful Medici family.
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B.
Tomb of Pope Urban VIII
The Tomb of Pope Urban VIII is a grand Baroque funerary monument in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, renowned for its dramatic sculpture and architectural design by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
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C.
tomb of Giovanni Boccaccio
The tomb of Giovanni Boccaccio is the burial site and memorial of the famed Italian writer of the Decameron, located in his native town of Certaldo, Tuscany.
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D.
Tomb of Pope Alexander VII
The Tomb of Pope Alexander VII is a grand Baroque funerary monument in St. Peter’s Basilica, renowned for its dramatic sculptural composition and masterful use of marble and bronze by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
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E.
Tomb of Pope Clement XIV
The Tomb of Pope Clement XIV is a renowned neoclassical funerary monument in Rome, celebrated as one of Antonio Canova’s early masterpieces in marble sculpture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance tomb
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funerary monument ⓘ work of art ⓘ |
| architecturalContext |
Basilica of San Lorenzo complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Basilica of San Lorenzo
|
| artForm |
funerary sculpture
ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ |
| artMovement | Italian Renaissance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Florentine Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Republic of Florence
Giovanni de’ Medici ⓘ Lorenzo de’ Medici ⓘ
linked to:
Lorenzo de' Medici
Piero di Cosimo de’ Medici ⓘ
linked to:
Piero di Cosimo de' Medici
|
| city | Florence ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Lorenzo de’ Medici
ⓘ
linked to:
Lorenzo de' Medici
Medici family ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Andrea del Verrocchio ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Medici power in Florence ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Giovanni de’ Medici
ⓘ
Piero di Cosimo de’ Medici ⓘ
linked to:
Piero di Cosimo de' Medici
|
| depicts | Medici heraldic devices ⓘ |
| function | burial monument ⓘ |
| genre |
commemorative art
ⓘ
religious art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Medici coat of arms
ⓘ
linked to:
Medici family arms
bronze grille ⓘ decorative reliefs ⓘ sarcophagus ⓘ |
| heritageContext | Florentine Renaissance art ⓘ |
| influenced | later Medici funerary monuments ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Donatello ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basilica of San Lorenzo
ⓘ
Florence ⓘ Italy ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding |
Old Sacristy of the Basilica of San Lorenzo
ⓘ
linked to:
Basilica of San Lorenzo
|
| materialUsed |
bronze
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marble ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Medici dynastic symbolism
ⓘ
combination of bronze and marble ⓘ refined bronze work ⓘ |
| patronage | Medici family ⓘ |
| period | 15th century ⓘ |
| placedIn |
Old Sacristy of San Lorenzo
ⓘ
linked to:
Basilica of San Lorenzo
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| style | Renaissance ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
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Subject: Tomb of Piero and Giovanni de’ Medici Description of subject: The Tomb of Piero and Giovanni de’ Medici is an elaborate Renaissance funerary monument in Florence’s Basilica of San Lorenzo, renowned for its refined bronze and marble work by Andrea del Verrocchio for the powerful Medici family.
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