Michelangelo's David
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Michelangelo's David is a renowned Renaissance marble sculpture depicting the biblical hero David, celebrated for its masterful anatomy and symbolic representation of human strength and beauty.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David by Michelangelo | 3 |
| Michelangelo's David canonical | 2 |
| David (Michelangelo) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1245841 — 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: Michelangelo's David Context triple: [Florence, famousArtworkLocatedIn, Michelangelo's David]
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A.
Michelangelo's Pietà
Michelangelo's Pietà is a renowned Renaissance marble sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, celebrated for its emotional depth and exquisite craftsmanship.
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B.
Maderno Fountain
Maderno Fountain is a monumental Baroque fountain in Vatican City, designed by Carlo Maderno and located in St. Peter’s Square.
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C.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a colossal gold-and-ivory sculpture by the ancient Greek sculptor Phidias, renowned as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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D.
Vitruvian Man
Vitruvian Man is Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic drawing depicting ideal human body proportions inscribed in a circle and square, symbolizing the blend of art, science, and humanism of the Renaissance.
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E.
Capitoline Wolf sculpture
The Capitoline Wolf sculpture is an iconic bronze statue of a she-wolf suckling the legendary twins Romulus and Remus, symbolizing the mythic founding of Rome.
- 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: Michelangelo's David Target entity description: Michelangelo's David is a renowned Renaissance marble sculpture depicting the biblical hero David, celebrated for its masterful anatomy and symbolic representation of human strength and beauty.
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A.
Michelangelo's Pietà
Michelangelo's Pietà is a renowned Renaissance marble sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, celebrated for its emotional depth and exquisite craftsmanship.
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B.
Maderno Fountain
Maderno Fountain is a monumental Baroque fountain in Vatican City, designed by Carlo Maderno and located in St. Peter’s Square.
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C.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a colossal gold-and-ivory sculpture by the ancient Greek sculptor Phidias, renowned as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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D.
Vitruvian Man
Vitruvian Man is Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic drawing depicting ideal human body proportions inscribed in a circle and square, symbolizing the blend of art, science, and humanism of the Renaissance.
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E.
Capitoline Wolf sculpture
The Capitoline Wolf sculpture is an iconic bronze statue of a she-wolf suckling the legendary twins Romulus and Remus, symbolizing the mythic founding of Rome.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance sculpture
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marble sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Michelangelo
ⓘ
surface form:
David di Michelangelo
|
| artForm | freestanding sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
civic virtue
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heroism ⓘ human beauty ⓘ |
| artworkStyle | contrapposto ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
ⓘ
surface form:
Florence Cathedral
|
| completionDate | 1504 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Michelangelo ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | icon of Western art ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Galleria dell'Accademia ⓘ |
| depicts |
King David
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surface form:
David (biblical figure)
|
| depictsMoment | before battle with Goliath ⓘ |
| genre | Renaissance art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
sling over left shoulder
ⓘ
stone in right hand ⓘ |
| hasReplica |
replica at Piazzale Michelangelo
ⓘ
replica in Piazza della Signoria ⓘ |
| height |
17 feet
ⓘ
5.17 metres ⓘ |
| imageCopyrightStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| inception | 1501 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical Greek sculpture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Florence
ⓘ
Tuscany ⓘ |
| mass | over 5 tonnes ⓘ |
| materialUsed | Carrara marble ⓘ |
| movement | High Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
detailed anatomical realism
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intense facial expression ⓘ oversized hands ⓘ |
| orientation | frontal ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Piazza della Signoria ⓘ |
| originallyCommissionedBy |
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
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surface form:
Opera del Duomo of Florence
|
| partOf |
Italian Renaissance sculpture
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surface form:
Italian Renaissance art canon
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| significantEvent |
moved indoors to Galleria dell'Accademia in 1873
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original placed in Piazza della Signoria in 1504 ⓘ |
| significantPlace | Florence ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Republic of Florence
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defense of civil liberties ⓘ |
| title | David ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Michelangelo's David Description of subject: Michelangelo's David is a renowned Renaissance marble sculpture depicting the biblical hero David, celebrated for its masterful anatomy and symbolic representation of human strength and beauty.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
David (Bernini)
this entity surface form:
David (Michelangelo)
this entity surface form:
David by Michelangelo
this entity surface form:
David by Michelangelo
this entity surface form:
David by Michelangelo