St. Matthew (Orsanmichele)
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St. Matthew (Orsanmichele) is a renowned early Renaissance bronze statue of the apostle Matthew created by Lorenzo Ghiberti for the exterior niches of the Orsanmichele church in Florence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Matthew (Orsanmichele) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9439864 — 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: St. Matthew (Orsanmichele) Context triple: [Lorenzo Ghiberti, notableWork, St. Matthew (Orsanmichele)]
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Madonna di San Sisto
Madonna di San Sisto is a renowned High Renaissance oil painting by Raphael, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child flanked by saints and two iconic cherubs.
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B.
Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria Novella is a prominent Dominican church in Florence, Italy, renowned for its striking Renaissance façade and important artworks by masters such as Masaccio, Ghirlandaio, and Brunelleschi.
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C.
Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri is a Renaissance-era basilica in Rome, built within the ruins of the ancient Baths of Diocletian and renowned for its architectural design by Michelangelo.
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D.
Santa Maria della Steccata
Santa Maria della Steccata is a Renaissance-style basilica in Parma, Italy, renowned for its rich artistic decoration and as the burial site of members of the Farnese ducal family.
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E.
Santa Maria dell’Orazione e Morte
Santa Maria dell’Orazione e Morte is an 18th-century Roman church renowned for its macabre funerary theme and Baroque architecture, designed by Ferdinando Fuga for a confraternity devoted to praying for the dead.
- 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: St. Matthew (Orsanmichele) Target entity description: St. Matthew (Orsanmichele) is a renowned early Renaissance bronze statue of the apostle Matthew created by Lorenzo Ghiberti for the exterior niches of the Orsanmichele church in Florence.
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A.
Madonna di San Sisto
Madonna di San Sisto is a renowned High Renaissance oil painting by Raphael, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child flanked by saints and two iconic cherubs.
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B.
Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria Novella is a prominent Dominican church in Florence, Italy, renowned for its striking Renaissance façade and important artworks by masters such as Masaccio, Ghirlandaio, and Brunelleschi.
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C.
Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri is a Renaissance-era basilica in Rome, built within the ruins of the ancient Baths of Diocletian and renowned for its architectural design by Michelangelo.
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D.
Santa Maria della Steccata
Santa Maria della Steccata is a Renaissance-style basilica in Parma, Italy, renowned for its rich artistic decoration and as the burial site of members of the Farnese ducal family.
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E.
Santa Maria dell’Orazione e Morte
Santa Maria dell’Orazione e Morte is an 18th-century Roman church renowned for its macabre funerary theme and Baroque architecture, designed by Ferdinando Fuga for a confraternity devoted to praying for the dead.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bronze statue ⓘ |
| artForm |
freestanding sculpture
ⓘ
statue in the round ⓘ |
| artistNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| artistStyle | Gothic-to-Renaissance transitional style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arte del Cambio niche at Orsanmichele
ⓘ
Florentine guilds ⓘ |
| cityOfCreation | Florence ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Arte del Cambio ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Lorenzo Ghiberti ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Matthew
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Matthew
|
| depicts |
Saint Matthew the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Matthew
|
| function | guild patron saint representation ⓘ |
| genre | religious sculpture ⓘ |
| hasArtisticFeature |
architectural niche setting
ⓘ
expressive facial features ⓘ naturalistic drapery ⓘ |
| hasType | public art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gothic sculpture tradition
ⓘ
classical sculpture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
ⓘ
Orsanmichele ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| movement | Early Renaissance ⓘ |
| originalLocation | exterior niche of Orsanmichele ⓘ |
| partOf |
Orsanmichele statue cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Orsanmichele
series of guild-commissioned saints ⓘ |
| patronSaintOf | Arte del Cambio ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sharesLocationWith |
St. John the Baptist (Orsanmichele)
ⓘ
St. Mark (Orsanmichele) ⓘ St. Stephen (Orsanmichele) ⓘ |
| significance | important example of early Renaissance bronze casting in Florence ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Quattrocento ⓘ |
| subjectHasAttribute |
book
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dynamic contrapposto stance ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | Evangelist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Matthew (Orsanmichele) Description of subject: St. Matthew (Orsanmichele) is a renowned early Renaissance bronze statue of the apostle Matthew created by Lorenzo Ghiberti for the exterior niches of the Orsanmichele church in Florence.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lorenzo di Bartolo