Michelangelo’s "The Torment of Saint Anthony"
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Michelangelo’s "The Torment of Saint Anthony" is an early Renaissance painting depicting the Christian saint beset by demons, notable as one of Michelangelo’s first known works and for its vivid, dramatic detail.
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| Michelangelo’s "The Torment of Saint Anthony" canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michelangelo’s "The Torment of Saint Anthony" Context triple: [Kimball Art Museum, hasCollectionItem, Michelangelo’s "The Torment of Saint Anthony"]
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A.
Michelangelo’s Taddei Tondo
Michelangelo’s Taddei Tondo is an unfinished marble relief of the Virgin and Child with the infant St John the Baptist, celebrated as one of the artist’s finest surviving sculptures.
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B.
Doni Tondo by Michelangelo
The Doni Tondo is a celebrated circular panel painting by Michelangelo depicting the Holy Family, renowned for its vivid colors, dynamic figures, and significance in High Renaissance art.
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C.
The Last Judgment by Michelangelo
The Last Judgment by Michelangelo is a monumental fresco covering the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel, depicting the dramatic Second Coming of Christ and the final judgment of souls.
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D.
“Saint Catherine of Alexandria” by Caravaggio
“Saint Catherine of Alexandria” by Caravaggio is a Baroque oil painting depicting the Christian martyr Saint Catherine with dramatic chiaroscuro and intense psychological realism.
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E.
Raphael’s “Madonna Conestabile”
Raphael’s “Madonna Conestabile” is a small, early 16th-century devotional painting of the Virgin and Child, celebrated for its delicate composition and serene, idealized beauty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michelangelo’s "The Torment of Saint Anthony" Target entity description: Michelangelo’s "The Torment of Saint Anthony" is an early Renaissance painting depicting the Christian saint beset by demons, notable as one of Michelangelo’s first known works and for its vivid, dramatic detail.
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A.
Michelangelo’s Taddei Tondo
Michelangelo’s Taddei Tondo is an unfinished marble relief of the Virgin and Child with the infant St John the Baptist, celebrated as one of the artist’s finest surviving sculptures.
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B.
Doni Tondo by Michelangelo
The Doni Tondo is a celebrated circular panel painting by Michelangelo depicting the Holy Family, renowned for its vivid colors, dynamic figures, and significance in High Renaissance art.
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C.
The Last Judgment by Michelangelo
The Last Judgment by Michelangelo is a monumental fresco covering the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel, depicting the dramatic Second Coming of Christ and the final judgment of souls.
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D.
“Saint Catherine of Alexandria” by Caravaggio
“Saint Catherine of Alexandria” by Caravaggio is a Baroque oil painting depicting the Christian martyr Saint Catherine with dramatic chiaroscuro and intense psychological realism.
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E.
Raphael’s “Madonna Conestabile”
Raphael’s “Madonna Conestabile” is a small, early 16th-century devotional painting of the Virgin and Child, celebrated for its delicate composition and serene, idealized beauty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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religious painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Italian Renaissance ⓘ |
| artist | Michelangelo ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Michelangelo’s youth ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Temptation of Saint Anthony
ⓘ
an engraving by Martin Schongauer ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn |
Kimbell Art Museum collection catalogue
ⓘ
linked to:
Kimbell Art Museum
|
| collection | Kimbell Art Museum ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Michelangelo ⓘ |
| currentAttribution |
Michelangelo Buonarroti
ⓘ
linked to:
Michelangelo
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| depicts |
Saint Anthony the Great
ⓘ
linked to:
Anthony the Great
demons ⓘ fantastical hybrid creatures ⓘ levitation of Saint Anthony ⓘ rocky landscape ⓘ |
| discoveredAsMichelangeloWork | 2000s ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
detailed linear modeling
ⓘ
vivid coloration ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | early use of atmospheric effects ⓘ |
| hasSaint | Saint Anthony Abbot ⓘ |
| hasType | panel painting ⓘ |
| height | 47 cm ⓘ |
| iconography | Christian hagiographic scene ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1487–1488 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Martin Schongauer
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Northern Renaissance engraving ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Fort Worth, Texas ⓘ |
| location | Kimbell Art Museum ⓘ |
| medium | oil and tempera on panel ⓘ |
| movement | Early Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Michelangelo’s earliest known paintings
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complex depiction of demons ⓘ vivid and dramatic detail ⓘ |
| placeOfCreation | Florence (attributed) ⓘ |
| previousAttribution | after Martin Schongauer ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| school | Florentine school ⓘ |
| subject |
the torment of Saint Anthony by demons
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linked to:
The Temptation of Saint Anthony
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| support | wood panel ⓘ |
| theme |
demonic assault
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spiritual struggle ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| titleInItalian |
Il Tormento di Sant’Antonio
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linked to:
The Temptation of Saint Anthony
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| width | 35 cm ⓘ |
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