Gil de Siloé
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Gil de Siloé was a prominent late Gothic sculptor active in Castile in the late 15th century, renowned for his highly intricate and expressive religious works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gil de Siloé canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11234596 — 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: Gil de Siloé Context triple: [Cartuja de Miraflores, hasArtworkBy, Gil de Siloé]
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A.
Portal of the Kiss of Judas
The Portal of the Kiss of Judas is a sculptural entrance on the Passion Façade of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, depicting the betrayal of Jesus by Judas as part of the church’s dramatic narrative of the Passion.
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B.
Basilica of Moses
The Basilica of Moses is an early Christian church and pilgrimage site on Mount Nebo in Jordan, traditionally associated with the place where Moses viewed the Promised Land before his death.
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C.
Shrine of John the Baptist
The Shrine of John the Baptist is a revered Islamic and Christian holy site within the Umayyad (Great) Mosque of Damascus, believed to house the head of the prophet John the Baptist.
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D.
Nejjarine Fountain
Nejjarine Fountain is a historic public fountain in the medina of Fez, Morocco, renowned for its ornate zellij tilework and carved wood decoration.
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E.
Chapel of the Burning Bush
The Chapel of the Burning Bush is a revered Christian shrine at Saint Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai, traditionally believed to mark the site where Moses encountered God in the burning bush.
- 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: Gil de Siloé Target entity description: Gil de Siloé was a prominent late Gothic sculptor active in Castile in the late 15th century, renowned for his highly intricate and expressive religious works.
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A.
Portal of the Kiss of Judas
The Portal of the Kiss of Judas is a sculptural entrance on the Passion Façade of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, depicting the betrayal of Jesus by Judas as part of the church’s dramatic narrative of the Passion.
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B.
Basilica of Moses
The Basilica of Moses is an early Christian church and pilgrimage site on Mount Nebo in Jordan, traditionally associated with the place where Moses viewed the Promised Land before his death.
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C.
Shrine of John the Baptist
The Shrine of John the Baptist is a revered Islamic and Christian holy site within the Umayyad (Great) Mosque of Damascus, believed to house the head of the prophet John the Baptist.
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D.
Nejjarine Fountain
Nejjarine Fountain is a historic public fountain in the medina of Fez, Morocco, renowned for its ornate zellij tilework and carved wood decoration.
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E.
Chapel of the Burning Bush
The Chapel of the Burning Bush is a revered Christian shrine at Saint Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai, traditionally believed to mark the site where Moses encountered God in the burning bush.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic sculptor
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Spanish sculptor ⓘ person ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Burgos
ⓘ
Kingdom of Castile ⓘ
linked to:
Castile
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| activePeriod | late 15th century ⓘ |
| artisticMovement |
Hispano-Flemish style
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Late Gothic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Castilian court art
ⓘ
royal funerary monuments ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Spain ⓘ |
| era |
Late Middle Ages
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pre-Renaissance Spain ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
altarpieces
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funerary sculpture ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 1470–1501 ⓘ |
| genre | religious sculpture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Burgundian sculpture
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linked to:
Burgundian Gothic
Flemish Gothic sculpture ⓘ |
| languageOfContext | Castilian ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
stone
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wood ⓘ |
| name | Gil de Siloé ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive religious works
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highly intricate religious sculpture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Altarpiece of the Cartuja de Miraflores
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Altarpiece of the Chapel of Santa Ana in Burgos Cathedral ⓘ Tomb of Infante Alfonso of Castile ⓘ Tomb of King John II of Castile and Isabella of Portugal ⓘ |
| occupation |
altarpiece designer
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woodcarver ⓘ |
| patron |
Cartuja de Miraflores monastic community
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linked to:
Cartuja de Miraflores
Isabella I of Castile ⓘ John II of Castile ⓘ |
| placeOfWork |
Burgos Cathedral
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linked to:
Cathedral of Burgos
Charterhouse of Miraflores ⓘ |
| region | Castile ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Roman Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| styleCharacteristic |
complex architectural frames
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dense ornamental detail ⓘ elaborate polychromy and gilding ⓘ expressive figures ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Burgos Cathedral chapels
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linked to:
Cathedral of Burgos
Charterhouse of Miraflores near Burgos ⓘ
linked to:
Charterhouse of Miraflores
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