St. Francis in the Desert
E806737
St. Francis in the Desert is a renowned Renaissance painting by Giovanni Bellini depicting Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata in a richly detailed, symbol-laden landscape.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St. Francis in the Desert canonical | 3 |
| Saint Francis in the Desert | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9556130 — 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. Francis in the Desert Context triple: [Giovanni Bellini, notableWork, St. Francis in the Desert]
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A.
The Vision of St. Francis
The Vision of St. Francis is a religious painting by German Nazarene artist Johann Friedrich Overbeck that exemplifies his devout, idealized style and revival of early Renaissance spirituality.
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B.
The Flowers of St. Francis
The Flowers of St. Francis is a 1950 Italian neorealist film by Roberto Rossellini that portrays episodes from the life of St. Francis of Assisi and his followers with a simple, poetic, and spiritual tone.
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C.
The Vision of St. Bernard
The Vision of St. Bernard is a Renaissance religious painting by Fra Bartolomeo depicting Saint Bernard of Clairvaux experiencing a mystical apparition of the Virgin Mary.
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D.
Saint Francis in Meditation
Saint Francis in Meditation is a somber Baroque painting by Francisco de Zurbarán depicting the saint in deep spiritual contemplation, renowned for its dramatic use of light and shadow.
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E.
Saint Bruno in Prayer
Saint Bruno in Prayer is a religious painting by French Baroque artist Jean Restout the Younger depicting the founder of the Carthusian Order in devout contemplation.
- 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. Francis in the Desert Target entity description: St. Francis in the Desert is a renowned Renaissance painting by Giovanni Bellini depicting Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata in a richly detailed, symbol-laden landscape.
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A.
The Vision of St. Francis
The Vision of St. Francis is a religious painting by German Nazarene artist Johann Friedrich Overbeck that exemplifies his devout, idealized style and revival of early Renaissance spirituality.
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B.
The Flowers of St. Francis
The Flowers of St. Francis is a 1950 Italian neorealist film by Roberto Rossellini that portrays episodes from the life of St. Francis of Assisi and his followers with a simple, poetic, and spiritual tone.
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C.
The Vision of St. Bernard
The Vision of St. Bernard is a Renaissance religious painting by Fra Bartolomeo depicting Saint Bernard of Clairvaux experiencing a mystical apparition of the Virgin Mary.
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D.
Saint Francis in Meditation
Saint Francis in Meditation is a somber Baroque painting by Francisco de Zurbarán depicting the saint in deep spiritual contemplation, renowned for its dramatic use of light and shadow.
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E.
Saint Bruno in Prayer
Saint Bruno in Prayer is a religious painting by French Baroque artist Jean Restout the Younger depicting the founder of the Carthusian Order in devout contemplation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
key work in Giovanni Bellini’s oeuvre
ⓘ
masterpiece of early Venetian oil painting ⓘ |
| cataloguedBy |
The Frick Collection
ⓘ
linked to:
Frick Collection
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| collection |
The Frick Collection
ⓘ
linked to:
Frick Collection
|
| commissionedFor | private devotion (probable) ⓘ |
| completionDate | late 1470s ⓘ |
| condition | well preserved ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| creator | Giovanni Bellini ⓘ |
| depictionStyle |
naturalistic landscape
ⓘ
symbolic realism ⓘ |
| depicts |
Saint Francis of Assisi
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stigmata of Saint Francis ⓘ |
| features |
book
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city in the distance ⓘ crucifix ⓘ detailed landscape ⓘ donkey ⓘ skull ⓘ sunlight as divine light ⓘ symbolic objects ⓘ vine ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| height | approximately 124.5 cm ⓘ |
| iconography |
contemplation and ecstasy
ⓘ
stigmata of Christ ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1475–1480 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Netherlandish painting
ⓘ
linked to:
Flemish Primitives art
|
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| location |
The Frick Collection
ⓘ
linked to:
Frick Collection
|
| mainSubject | Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| medium | oil on panel ⓘ |
| movement |
Italian Renaissance
ⓘ
Venetian Renaissance ⓘ |
| orientation | landscape format ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| period | Quattrocento ⓘ |
| setting |
hermitage
ⓘ
rocky landscape ⓘ |
| support | panel ⓘ |
| title |
Saint Francis in Ecstasy
ⓘ
linked to:
The Ecstasy of Saint Francis
Saint Francis in the Desert ⓘ
linked to:
St. Francis in the Desert
St. Francis in the Desert ⓘ |
| width | approximately 141.9 cm ⓘ |
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Subject: St. Francis in the Desert Description of subject: St. Francis in the Desert is a renowned Renaissance painting by Giovanni Bellini depicting Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata in a richly detailed, symbol-laden landscape.
Referenced by (4)
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