Statue of Ekkehard II of Meissen
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The Statue of Ekkehard II of Meissen is a renowned 13th-century donor figure in Naumburg Cathedral, celebrated as a masterpiece of German Gothic sculpture depicting the medieval margrave.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Statue of Ekkehard II of Meissen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8188236 — 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: Statue of Ekkehard II of Meissen Context triple: [Naumburg Cathedral, notableWork, Statue of Ekkehard II of Meissen]
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Bavaria statue
The Bavaria statue is a monumental bronze female allegorical figure in Munich symbolizing the state of Bavaria and overlooking the Theresienwiese, home of the Oktoberfest.
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B.
Saint Wenceslas statue
The Saint Wenceslas statue is a prominent equestrian monument of the Bohemian patron saint located in central Prague.
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C.
Black Madonna of Remagen
The Black Madonna of Remagen is a modern riverside memorial statue in Remagen, Germany, commemorating the horrors of war and promoting peace and reconciliation.
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D.
Golden Madonna of Essen
The Golden Madonna of Essen is an early 11th-century gilded wooden statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, considered the oldest surviving sculpture of its kind in Western Europe and a masterpiece of Ottonian art.
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E.
Goethe–Schiller Monument
The Goethe–Schiller Monument is a famous bronze statue in Weimar, Germany, depicting the renowned writers Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller side by side as symbols of German classical literature.
- 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: Statue of Ekkehard II of Meissen Target entity description: The Statue of Ekkehard II of Meissen is a renowned 13th-century donor figure in Naumburg Cathedral, celebrated as a masterpiece of German Gothic sculpture depicting the medieval margrave.
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A.
Bavaria statue
The Bavaria statue is a monumental bronze female allegorical figure in Munich symbolizing the state of Bavaria and overlooking the Theresienwiese, home of the Oktoberfest.
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B.
Saint Wenceslas statue
The Saint Wenceslas statue is a prominent equestrian monument of the Bohemian patron saint located in central Prague.
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C.
Black Madonna of Remagen
The Black Madonna of Remagen is a modern riverside memorial statue in Remagen, Germany, commemorating the horrors of war and promoting peace and reconciliation.
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D.
Golden Madonna of Essen
The Golden Madonna of Essen is an early 11th-century gilded wooden statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, considered the oldest surviving sculpture of its kind in Western Europe and a masterpiece of Ottonian art.
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E.
Goethe–Schiller Monument
The Goethe–Schiller Monument is a famous bronze statue in Weimar, Germany, depicting the renowned writers Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller side by side as symbols of German classical literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic sculpture
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donor figure ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| artMovement | Gothic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Wettin (historical context of Meissen margraves)
NERFINISHED
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Margraviate of Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
13th-century sculptures
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Medieval sculpture ⓘ Naumburg Master works NERFINISHED ⓘ Stone sculpture in Germany ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Naumburg Master NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| depictionType | full-length figure ⓘ |
| depicts | Ekkehard II, Margrave of Meissen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
commemoration of Ekkehard II of Meissen
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donor representation ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later German Gothic portrait sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
donor inscription (now fragmentary or reconstructed)
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sculpted figure of a standing male noble ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| iconographicRole | lay donor ⓘ |
| inception | 13th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French Gothic sculpture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Naumburg
NERFINISHED
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Naumburg Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a masterpiece of German Gothic sculpture
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detailed representation of costume and armor ⓘ expressive facial features ⓘ naturalistic portrayal of a medieval noble ⓘ |
| partOf |
Naumburg Cathedral sculptural program
NERFINISHED
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west choir donor figures of Naumburg Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | standing ⓘ |
| region | Central Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | west choir of Naumburg Cathedral ⓘ |
| style | highly individualized portraiture ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation | margrave ⓘ |
| subjectTitle | Margrave of Meissen ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Statue of Ekkehard II of Meissen Description of subject: The Statue of Ekkehard II of Meissen is a renowned 13th-century donor figure in Naumburg Cathedral, celebrated as a masterpiece of German Gothic sculpture depicting the medieval margrave.
Referenced by (1)
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