Gates of Paradise
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The Gates of Paradise are the renowned gilded bronze doors created by Lorenzo Ghiberti for the east entrance of Florence’s Baptistery, celebrated for their intricate relief panels depicting Old Testament scenes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gates of Paradise canonical | 5 |
| Gates of Paradise by Lorenzo Ghiberti | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7006051 — 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: Gates of Paradise Context triple: [Baptistery of San Giovanni, hasPart, Gates of Paradise]
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A.
Gates of Hell
The "Gates of Hell" is a fiery, continuously burning natural gas crater in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert, famous for its dramatic glow and otherworldly appearance.
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B.
La catedral
La catedral is a novel by Spanish writer Vicente Blasco Ibáñez that offers a critical, realist portrayal of Spanish society and the Catholic Church in the early 20th century.
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C.
City of a Hundred Spires
City of a Hundred Spires is a poetic nickname for Prague, highlighting its skyline filled with historic church towers and spires.
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D.
Cloister of Paradise
The Cloister of Paradise is a 13th-century Moorish-style cloister in Amalfi, Italy, renowned for its elegant arcades, palm-filled courtyard, and role as the historic cemetery of Amalfi’s nobility.
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E.
The Obelisk Gate
The Obelisk Gate is the second novel in N. K. Jemisin’s acclaimed Broken Earth trilogy, a science fantasy series set on a geologically unstable world wracked by apocalyptic “Seasons.”
- 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: Gates of Paradise Target entity description: The Gates of Paradise are the renowned gilded bronze doors created by Lorenzo Ghiberti for the east entrance of Florence’s Baptistery, celebrated for their intricate relief panels depicting Old Testament scenes.
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A.
Gates of Hell
The "Gates of Hell" is a fiery, continuously burning natural gas crater in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert, famous for its dramatic glow and otherworldly appearance.
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B.
La catedral
La catedral is a novel by Spanish writer Vicente Blasco Ibáñez that offers a critical, realist portrayal of Spanish society and the Catholic Church in the early 20th century.
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C.
City of a Hundred Spires
City of a Hundred Spires is a poetic nickname for Prague, highlighting its skyline filled with historic church towers and spires.
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D.
Cloister of Paradise
The Cloister of Paradise is a 13th-century Moorish-style cloister in Amalfi, Italy, renowned for its elegant arcades, palm-filled courtyard, and role as the historic cemetery of Amalfi’s nobility.
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E.
The Obelisk Gate
The Obelisk Gate is the second novel in N. K. Jemisin’s acclaimed Broken Earth trilogy, a science fantasy series set on a geologically unstable world wracked by apocalyptic “Seasons.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance artwork
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baptistery doors ⓘ bronze doors ⓘ |
| artForm | architectural sculpture ⓘ |
| artMovement | Early Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Arte di Calimala (Cloth Importers’ Guild of Florence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | c. 1452 ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | original panels preserved in museum setting ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Lorenzo Ghiberti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentReplicaLocation | east façade of Florence Baptistery ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Old Testament scenes
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Scenes from the Book of Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ Stories of David NERFINISHED ⓘ Stories of Jacob and Esau NERFINISHED ⓘ Stories of Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ Stories of Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ Stories of Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ Stories of Noah NERFINISHED ⓘ Stories of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| hasDimension | large-scale monumental doors ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Porta del Paradiso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
border friezes with small figures and heads
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ten large relief panels ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the historic centre of Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception |
15th century
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c. 1425 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance sculpture
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development of perspective in relief sculpture ⓘ |
| installedAt | Florence Baptistery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedOn | east entrance of Florence Baptistery ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
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Italy ⓘ |
| materialUsed | gilded bronze ⓘ |
| namedBy | Michelangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high level of detail and naturalism
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intricate relief panels ⓘ use of perspective in relief ⓘ |
| originalFunction | main ceremonial entrance to Florence Baptistery ⓘ |
| originalPanelsLocation | Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInBuilding | east doors of the Baptistery of San Giovanni ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | masterpiece of Lorenzo Ghiberti ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
gilding
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linear perspective ⓘ relief sculpture ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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Gates of Paradise by Lorenzo Ghiberti