The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
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The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is a religious painting by German Renaissance artist Hans Holbein the Elder depicting the Christian saint’s execution by arrows.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10791918 — 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: The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian Context triple: [Hans Holbein the Elder, notableWork, The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian]
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The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is a Mannerist religious painting by Dutch artist Joachim Wtewael depicting the Christian martyr Saint Sebastian bound and shot with arrows.
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B.
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is a religious painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert depicting the early Christian martyr Saint Sebastian bound and shot with arrows.
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C.
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is a renowned 15th-century Italian Renaissance painting depicting the dramatic execution of Saint Sebastian, celebrated for its dynamic composition and detailed anatomical realism.
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D.
Le Martyre de saint Sébastien
Le Martyre de saint Sébastien is a 1911 musical mystery play with incidental music by Claude Debussy, notable for its symbolist, mystical atmosphere and fusion of drama, dance, and orchestral writing.
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E.
The Martyrdom of Saint Agatha
The Martyrdom of Saint Agatha is a dramatic Baroque painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo depicting the torture and steadfast faith of the early Christian martyr Saint Agatha.
- 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: The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian Target entity description: The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is a religious painting by German Renaissance artist Hans Holbein the Elder depicting the Christian saint’s execution by arrows.
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A.
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is a Mannerist religious painting by Dutch artist Joachim Wtewael depicting the Christian martyr Saint Sebastian bound and shot with arrows.
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B.
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is a religious painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert depicting the early Christian martyr Saint Sebastian bound and shot with arrows.
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C.
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is a renowned 15th-century Italian Renaissance painting depicting the dramatic execution of Saint Sebastian, celebrated for its dynamic composition and detailed anatomical realism.
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D.
Le Martyre de saint Sébastien
Le Martyre de saint Sébastien is a 1911 musical mystery play with incidental music by Claude Debussy, notable for its symbolist, mystical atmosphere and fusion of drama, dance, and orchestral writing.
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E.
The Martyrdom of Saint Agatha
The Martyrdom of Saint Agatha is a dramatic Baroque painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo depicting the torture and steadfast faith of the early Christian martyr Saint Agatha.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyr
ⓘ
German Renaissance artist ⓘ painter ⓘ painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artForm | panel painting ⓘ |
| basedOn | legend of Saint Sebastian ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Hans Holbein the Elder ⓘ |
| creatorInstanceOf | Hans Holbein the Elder ⓘ |
| depicts |
Saint Sebastian
ⓘ
execution by arrows ⓘ martyrdom of Saint Sebastian ⓘ
linked to:
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
|
| depictsEventType | execution ⓘ |
| depictsIconography | Saint Sebastian tied and shot with arrows ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| hasArtisticSchool | Augsburg school ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
faith
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martyrdom ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian ⓘ |
| iconographicTradition | Western Christian art ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Saint Sebastian ⓘ |
| movement | German Renaissance ⓘ |
| portrays | Roman soldiers ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation | Roman soldier ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfArtStyle | Renaissance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian Description of subject: The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is a religious painting by German Renaissance artist Hans Holbein the Elder depicting the Christian saint’s execution by arrows.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.