Saint George and the Dragon (sculpture)
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Saint George and the Dragon is a late 15th-century wooden and metal sculpture by Bernt Notke depicting the legendary saint’s battle with a dragon, renowned as a major medieval masterpiece housed in Stockholm Cathedral.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint George and the Dragon (sculpture) canonical | 1 |
| Saint George and the Dragon sculpture | 1 |
| St. George Statue | 1 |
| St. George slaying the dragon monument | 1 |
| Statue of St. George | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4340713 — 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: Saint George and the Dragon (sculpture) Context triple: [Stockholm Cathedral, notableWorkContained, Saint George and the Dragon (sculpture)]
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A.
Christ in Majesty sculpture
The Christ in Majesty sculpture is a prominent modern religious artwork depicting the enthroned Christ, installed as a focal point within Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales.
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B.
Dorking Cockerel statue
The Dorking Cockerel statue is a prominent public sculpture in Dorking, Surrey, depicting the town’s historic five-toed Dorking chicken breed and serving as a distinctive local landmark.
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C.
Lady Godiva statue
The Lady Godiva statue is a prominent public sculpture in Coventry depicting the legendary noblewoman famed for her symbolic naked ride through the city.
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D.
Copper Horse statue
The Copper Horse statue is a prominent equestrian monument of King George III that stands on Snow Hill overlooking Windsor Castle in Windsor Great Park, England.
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E.
St Christopher statue
The St Christopher statue is a medieval sculpture depicting the patron saint of travelers, notable for its religious symbolism and historical craftsmanship.
- 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: Saint George and the Dragon (sculpture) Target entity description: Saint George and the Dragon is a late 15th-century wooden and metal sculpture by Bernt Notke depicting the legendary saint’s battle with a dragon, renowned as a major medieval masterpiece housed in Stockholm Cathedral.
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A.
Christ in Majesty sculpture
The Christ in Majesty sculpture is a prominent modern religious artwork depicting the enthroned Christ, installed as a focal point within Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales.
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B.
Dorking Cockerel statue
The Dorking Cockerel statue is a prominent public sculpture in Dorking, Surrey, depicting the town’s historic five-toed Dorking chicken breed and serving as a distinctive local landmark.
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C.
Lady Godiva statue
The Lady Godiva statue is a prominent public sculpture in Coventry depicting the legendary noblewoman famed for her symbolic naked ride through the city.
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D.
Copper Horse statue
The Copper Horse statue is a prominent equestrian monument of King George III that stands on Snow Hill overlooking Windsor Castle in Windsor Great Park, England.
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E.
St Christopher statue
The St Christopher statue is a medieval sculpture depicting the patron saint of travelers, notable for its religious symbolism and historical craftsmanship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
late medieval artwork
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religious artwork ⓘ sculpture ⓘ wooden sculpture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sankt Göran och draken (skulptur)
NERFINISHED
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St. George and the Dragon (Stockholm) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm | polychrome sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | key example of Northern European late Gothic sculpture ⓘ |
| artworkType | equestrian group ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| creator | Bernt Notke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Swedish ⓘ |
| depicts |
Saint George
NERFINISHED
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Saint George and the Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ battle between good and evil ⓘ dragon ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian art
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religious sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure of Saint George
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figure of the dragon ⓘ figure of the princess ⓘ horse ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | major medieval masterpiece ⓘ |
| iconography | Christian martyr-saint as dragon slayer ⓘ |
| inception | late 15th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Swedish ⓘ |
| locatedInSacredOrReligiousBuilding | Storkyrkan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Stockholm
NERFINISHED
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Stockholm County NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Stockholm Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
metal
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wood ⓘ |
| movement | Late Gothic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of wood and metal
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detailed carving ⓘ monumental scale ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Bernt Notke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | collection of Stockholm Cathedral ⓘ |
| patronSaintDepicted | Saint George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Europe ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significantEvent | commissioned to commemorate the Battle of Brunkeberg ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | legend of Saint George and the Dragon ⓘ |
| use | altarpiece ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint George and the Dragon (sculpture) Description of subject: Saint George and the Dragon is a late 15th-century wooden and metal sculpture by Bernt Notke depicting the legendary saint’s battle with a dragon, renowned as a major medieval masterpiece housed in Stockholm Cathedral.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St. George Statue
this entity surface form:
Statue of St. George
this entity surface form:
St. George slaying the dragon monument
this entity surface form:
Saint George and the Dragon sculpture