Old Sacristy
E639917
The Old Sacristy is a seminal early Renaissance chapel in Florence designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, renowned for its harmonious geometric architecture and Medici funerary monuments.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Sacristy canonical | 3 |
| Old Sacristy of San Lorenzo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7075746 — 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: Old Sacristy Context triple: [Basilica of San Lorenzo, contains, Old Sacristy]
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A.
Contarelli Chapel
The Contarelli Chapel is a renowned side chapel in Rome’s Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, famous for housing Caravaggio’s influential cycle of paintings on the life of Saint Matthew.
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B.
Sala dei Santi
Sala dei Santi is a richly decorated room within the Vatican’s Borgia Apartments, renowned for its Renaissance frescoes depicting scenes from the lives of saints.
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C.
Saint Benedict Chapel
Saint Benedict Chapel is a small, minimalist wooden church in Sumvitg, Switzerland, renowned for its serene integration with the Alpine landscape and its masterful design by architect Peter Zumthor.
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D.
Baglioni Chapel
The Baglioni Chapel is a side chapel in the church of San Francesco al Prato in Perugia, renowned for having housed Raphael’s celebrated altarpiece "The Deposition."
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E.
Chapel of the Holy Shroud
The Chapel of the Holy Shroud is a Baroque architectural masterpiece in Turin, Italy, renowned for housing the Shroud of Turin and for its dramatic, innovative dome design.
- 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: Old Sacristy Target entity description: The Old Sacristy is a seminal early Renaissance chapel in Florence designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, renowned for its harmonious geometric architecture and Medici funerary monuments.
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A.
Contarelli Chapel
The Contarelli Chapel is a renowned side chapel in Rome’s Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, famous for housing Caravaggio’s influential cycle of paintings on the life of Saint Matthew.
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B.
Sala dei Santi
Sala dei Santi is a richly decorated room within the Vatican’s Borgia Apartments, renowned for its Renaissance frescoes depicting scenes from the lives of saints.
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C.
Saint Benedict Chapel
Saint Benedict Chapel is a small, minimalist wooden church in Sumvitg, Switzerland, renowned for its serene integration with the Alpine landscape and its masterful design by architect Peter Zumthor.
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D.
Baglioni Chapel
The Baglioni Chapel is a side chapel in the church of San Francesco al Prato in Perugia, renowned for having housed Raphael’s celebrated altarpiece "The Deposition."
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E.
Chapel of the Holy Shroud
The Chapel of the Holy Shroud is a Baroque architectural masterpiece in Turin, Italy, renowned for housing the Shroud of Turin and for its dramatic, innovative dome design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance architecture work
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chapel ⓘ sacristy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sagrestia Vecchia ⓘ |
| architect | Filippo Brunelleschi ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Early Renaissance
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Renaissance ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Medici family ⓘ |
| city | Florence ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | c. 1428 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | c. 1419 ⓘ |
| contains |
Donatello sculptural reliefs
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Donatello stucco decorations ⓘ Medici funerary monuments ⓘ astrological tondi by Donatello ⓘ tomb of Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici ⓘ tomb of Piccarda Bueri ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Lawrence ⓘ |
| designer | Filippo Brunelleschi ⓘ |
| function |
Medici funerary chapel
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linked to:
Medici Chapel
sacristy of San Lorenzo ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
classical pilasters
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entablature ⓘ geometric proportional system ⓘ hemispherical dome ⓘ pendentives ⓘ round arches ⓘ spherical pendentives ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | seminal work of early Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance church architecture
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development of central-plan churches ⓘ |
| interiorDecorationBy | Donatello ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
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linked to:
Basilica of San Lorenzo
Florence ⓘ Italy ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ |
| material |
pietra serena
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plaster ⓘ |
| notableFor |
harmonious geometric architecture
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rational spatial organization ⓘ use of classical orders ⓘ |
| orientation | at the end of the right transept of San Lorenzo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basilica of San Lorenzo complex
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linked to:
Basilica of San Lorenzo
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| patron |
Cosimo de' Medici
ⓘ
Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici ⓘ |
| period | Quattrocento ⓘ |
| planType | square plan ⓘ |
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Subject: Old Sacristy Description of subject: The Old Sacristy is a seminal early Renaissance chapel in Florence designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, renowned for its harmonious geometric architecture and Medici funerary monuments.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Old Sacristy