The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella)

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Christian religious artwork Renaissance painting fresco

The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella) is a groundbreaking early Renaissance fresco by Masaccio in Florence, celebrated for its pioneering use of linear perspective and realistic human figures in a religious scene.

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Label	Occurrences
The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella) canonical	2
The Holy Trinity (Masaccio)	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10541216 — 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.

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Target entity: The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella)
Context triple: [Masaccio, notableWork, The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella)]

A. Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
The Basilica of Santa Maria Novella is a prominent Gothic-Renaissance Dominican church in Florence, Italy, renowned for its striking marble façade and important artworks by masters such as Masaccio, Ghirlandaio, and Brunelleschi.
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.
C. Chiesa di Santa Croce
Chiesa di Santa Croce is a historic church in Vinci, Italy, known for its association with Leonardo da Vinci and its role in the town’s religious and cultural life.
D. Santa Croce sull'Arno
Santa Croce sull'Arno is an Italian town in Tuscany known historically for its leather and tanning industry along the Arno River.
E. Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
Cattedrale di San Lorenzo is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Genoa, Italy, renowned for its striking striped Gothic-Romanesque façade and richly decorated interior.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella)
Target entity description: The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella) is a groundbreaking early Renaissance fresco by Masaccio in Florence, celebrated for its pioneering use of linear perspective and realistic human figures in a religious scene.

A. Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
The Basilica of Santa Maria Novella is a prominent Gothic-Renaissance Dominican church in Florence, Italy, renowned for its striking marble façade and important artworks by masters such as Masaccio, Ghirlandaio, and Brunelleschi.
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.
C. Chiesa di Santa Croce
Chiesa di Santa Croce is a historic church in Vinci, Italy, known for its association with Leonardo da Vinci and its role in the town’s religious and cultural life.
D. Santa Croce sull'Arno
Santa Croce sull'Arno is an Italian town in Tuscany known historically for its leather and tanning industry along the Arno River.
E. Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
Cattedrale di San Lorenzo is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Genoa, Italy, renowned for its striking striped Gothic-Romanesque façade and richly decorated interior.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian religious artwork ⓘ Renaissance painting ⓘ fresco ⓘ
approximateDate	c. 1425–1427 ⓘ
architecturalElements	Corinthian columns ⓘ Ionic pilasters ⓘ coffered barrel vault ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	early example of realistic human figures in religious context ⓘ influential for later Renaissance painters ⓘ milestone of Early Renaissance art ⓘ
city	Florence ⓘ
commissionedBy	Dominican church of Santa Maria Novella ⓘ linked to: Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
country	Italy ⓘ
creator	Masaccio ⓘ
currentCondition	restored ⓘ
denominationContext	Roman Catholic ⓘ
depicts	God the Father ⓘ linked to: God Holy Spirit ⓘ linked to: God the Holy Spirit Holy Trinity ⓘ Jesus Christ ⓘ Saint John the Evangelist ⓘ linked to: Apostle John Virgin Mary ⓘ sarcophagus with skeleton ⓘ two donor figures ⓘ
genre	religious painting ⓘ
hasPerspectiveVanishingPoint	at the base of the cross ⓘ
innovation	systematic use of mathematical perspective in wall painting ⓘ
inscription	Memento mori inscription above the skeleton ⓘ
languageOfInscription	Italian ⓘ
locatedIn	Florence ⓘ Santa Maria Novella ⓘ
material	pigments on wet plaster ⓘ
movement	Early Renaissance ⓘ
period	Quattrocento ⓘ
style	illusionistic architecture ⓘ naturalism ⓘ
subjectMatter	Crucifixion ⓘ Holy Trinity enthroned ⓘ linked to: Holy Trinity
technique	fresco ⓘ
theme	Trinitarian theology ⓘ death and salvation ⓘ human mortality ⓘ
uses	linear perspective ⓘ one-point perspective ⓘ
visibility	publicly accessible in Santa Maria Novella church ⓘ

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Masaccio → notableWork → The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella) ⓘ

Quattrocento art → hasNotableWork → The Holy Trinity (Masaccio) ⓘ

linked to: The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella)

Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone → notableWork → The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella) ⓘ

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