Simone Martini’s Saint Martin cycle
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Simone Martini’s Saint Martin cycle is a renowned series of Gothic frescoes depicting the life of Saint Martin, painted by the Sienese master in the early 14th century.
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| Simone Martini’s Saint Martin cycle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simone Martini’s Saint Martin cycle Context triple: [Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, hasArtwork, Simone Martini’s Saint Martin cycle]
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Simone Martini
Simone Martini was a prominent 14th-century Italian painter of the Sienese School, renowned for his elegant Gothic style and influential altarpieces and frescoes.
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Giotto fresco cycle
The Giotto fresco cycle is a renowned series of early 14th-century religious wall paintings by Giotto in the Scrovegni Chapel, celebrated for its pioneering use of naturalism and emotional expression in Western art.
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Portinari Altarpiece
The Portinari Altarpiece is a monumental 15th-century Flemish triptych renowned for its detailed realism, complex symbolism, and influential role in spreading Northern Renaissance painting techniques to Italy.
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Contarelli Chapel cycle
The Contarelli Chapel cycle is a renowned series of Baroque paintings by Caravaggio in Rome’s San Luigi dei Francesi, depicting key episodes from the life of Saint Matthew.
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Columba Altarpiece
The Columba Altarpiece is a mid-15th-century triptych by Early Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden, renowned for its detailed, emotionally expressive depictions of scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary.
- 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: Simone Martini’s Saint Martin cycle Target entity description: Simone Martini’s Saint Martin cycle is a renowned series of Gothic frescoes depicting the life of Saint Martin, painted by the Sienese master in the early 14th century.
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Cimabue’s Maestà in the Upper Basilica
Cimabue’s Maestà in the Upper Basilica is a monumental late 13th-century fresco of the Madonna and Child with angels and saints, considered a key work in the transition from Byzantine to early Italian Renaissance painting.
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Simone Martini
Simone Martini was a prominent 14th-century Italian painter of the Sienese School, renowned for his elegant Gothic style and influential altarpieces and frescoes.
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C.
Giotto fresco cycle
The Giotto fresco cycle is a renowned series of early 14th-century religious wall paintings by Giotto in the Scrovegni Chapel, celebrated for its pioneering use of naturalism and emotional expression in Western art.
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D.
Portinari Altarpiece
The Portinari Altarpiece is a monumental 15th-century Flemish triptych renowned for its detailed realism, complex symbolism, and influential role in spreading Northern Renaissance painting techniques to Italy.
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E.
Contarelli Chapel cycle
The Contarelli Chapel cycle is a renowned series of Baroque paintings by Caravaggio in Rome’s San Luigi dei Francesi, depicting key episodes from the life of Saint Matthew.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic artwork
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fresco cycle ⓘ religious painting series ⓘ |
| artForm | fresco ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of narrative fresco cycles
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key work of early 14th-century Sienese painting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Simone Martini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christian saints
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Saint Martin as a Roman soldier ⓘ Saint Martin as a bishop ⓘ Saint Martin of Tours NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Martin sharing his cloak with a beggar ⓘ angels ⓘ architectural backdrops ⓘ contemporary courtly costumes ⓘ miraculous events ⓘ |
| genre | Gothic art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
didactic religious narrative
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liturgical function ⓘ |
| hasPart |
death of Saint Martin
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miracles of Saint Martin ⓘ scenes from the youth of Saint Martin ⓘ scenes of Saint Martin’s charity ⓘ scenes of Saint Martin’s episcopal life ⓘ scenes of Saint Martin’s military life ⓘ |
| inception | early 14th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
International Gothic style
NERFINISHED
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later Sienese painters ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Byzantine painting tradition
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French Gothic art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject | life of Saint Martin ⓘ |
| materialUsed | pigments on plaster ⓘ |
| movement | Sienese School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
courtly Gothic figures
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elegant linear style ⓘ narrative clarity ⓘ refined color harmonies ⓘ |
| period | Trecento ⓘ |
| portrays |
Saint Martin as bishop-saint
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Saint Martin as model of charity ⓘ Saint Martin as soldier-saint ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| style | International Gothic precursor ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | Late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
buon fresco
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fresco secco details ⓘ |
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