De statua
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De statua is a 15th-century theoretical treatise by Leon Battista Alberti that analyzes the principles of proportion, measurement, and representation in sculpture.
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| De statua canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1821513 — 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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De statua Context triple: [Leon Battista Alberti, notableWork, De statua]
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The Golden Stairs
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D.
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La Diada
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- 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: De statua Target entity description: De statua is a 15th-century theoretical treatise by Leon Battista Alberti that analyzes the principles of proportion, measurement, and representation in sculpture.
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A.
Statue of Three Lies
The Statue of Three Lies is the famous bronze monument in Harvard Yard whose inscription contains three historical inaccuracies, making it a well-known campus curiosity and tourist attraction.
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B.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
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C.
The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
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D.
The Chief
The Chief is the nickname of Robert Parish, a Hall of Fame NBA center best known for his long, successful tenure with the Boston Celtics and his record for most games played in league history.
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E.
La Diada
La Diada is the National Day of Catalonia, commemorating the fall of Barcelona in 1714 and serving as a major annual expression of Catalan identity and political aspirations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance art treatise
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theoretical treatise ⓘ |
| author | Leon Battista Alberti ⓘ |
| authorSameAs | Leon Battista Alberti ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| describes |
methods for measuring the human figure
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rules for ideal bodily proportions ⓘ techniques for representing three-dimensional form ⓘ |
| field |
aesthetics
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art history ⓘ sculptural practice ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
human body in sculpture
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ideal beauty in sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetic theory
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art theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of representation in sculpture
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discussion of mathematical proportion ⓘ discussion of measurement systems for sculpture ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered foundational for Renaissance sculpture theory ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Quattrocento ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance sculptural theory
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later art theory on proportion ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
ancient sculpture
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classical antiquity ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
humanist scholars
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sculptors ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
measurement in art
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proportion in art ⓘ representation of the human body ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| movement |
Renaissance Italy
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surface form:
Italian Renaissance
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| partOf | Renaissance art theory corpus ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | humanism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
De pictura
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De re aedificatoria ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | early Renaissance ⓘ |
| title | De statua ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
geometric construction
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mathematical ratio ⓘ |
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