Medici Chapel
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The Medici Chapel is a richly decorated funerary chapel in Florence, Italy, renowned for Michelangelo’s sculptural and architectural masterpieces created for the powerful Medici family.
All labels observed (17)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T721526 — 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: Medici Chapel Context triple: [Michelangelo, notableWork, Medici Chapel]
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Pietà Chapel
The Pietà Chapel is a side chapel within St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, best known for housing Michelangelo’s renowned marble sculpture of the Pietà.
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B.
Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers is a renowned Baroque pilgrimage church in Bavaria, Germany, dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers and noted for its elaborate architecture and religious significance.
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C.
Tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi
The Tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi is the revered burial site of the 13th-century Italian saint in Assisi, Italy, and a major Catholic pilgrimage destination.
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Parma Cathedral
Parma Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in Parma, Italy, renowned for its architecture and Correggio’s celebrated frescoes.
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Palazzo Rucellai
Palazzo Rucellai is a landmark 15th-century Florentine palace designed by Leon Battista Alberti, celebrated as an early and influential masterpiece of Italian Renaissance domestic architecture.
- 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: Medici Chapel Target entity description: The Medici Chapel is a richly decorated funerary chapel in Florence, Italy, renowned for Michelangelo’s sculptural and architectural masterpieces created for the powerful Medici family.
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A.
Pietà Chapel
The Pietà Chapel is a side chapel within St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, best known for housing Michelangelo’s renowned marble sculpture of the Pietà.
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B.
Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers is a renowned Baroque pilgrimage church in Bavaria, Germany, dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers and noted for its elaborate architecture and religious significance.
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C.
Tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi
The Tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi is the revered burial site of the 13th-century Italian saint in Assisi, Italy, and a major Catholic pilgrimage destination.
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Cloister of Santa Maria della Pace
The Cloister of Santa Maria della Pace is a renowned Renaissance cloister in Rome, celebrated for its harmonious architectural design by Donato Bramante.
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E.
Parma Cathedral
Parma Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in Parma, Italy, renowned for its architecture and Correggio’s celebrated frescoes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapel
ⓘ
funerary chapel ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| architect | Michelangelo ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Cosimo I de' Medici
ⓘ
Giuliano de' Medici ⓘ
surface form:
Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours
Lorenzo de’ Medici, Duke of Urbino ⓘ
surface form:
Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino
other members of the Medici family ⓘ |
| category |
Churches in Florence
ⓘ
Mausoleums in Italy ⓘ Renaissance architecture in Florence ⓘ |
| city | Florence ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Giulio de’ Medici
ⓘ
surface form:
Cardinal Giulio de' Medici
Pope Leo X ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 16th century ⓘ |
| contains |
Chapel of the Princes
ⓘ
Medici Chapel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
New Sacristy
|
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Medici family ⓘ |
| designer | Michelangelo ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 ⓘ |
| function |
dynastic mausoleum
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasSculpture |
Dawn by Michelangelo
ⓘ
Day by Michelangelo ⓘ Dusk by Michelangelo ⓘ Madonna and Child by Michelangelo ⓘ Night by Michelangelo ⓘ Medici Chapel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tomb of Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours
Medici Chapel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tomb of Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino
|
| heritageDesignation | part of Historic Centre of Florence ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
marble
ⓘ
polychrome stone inlay ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Medici Chapel
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Medici family tombs
Michelangelo’s sculptural masterpieces ⓘ rich interior decoration ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chapel of the Princes
ⓘ
Medici Chapel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
New Sacristy by Michelangelo
|
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basilica of San Lorenzo
ⓘ
surface form:
Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
|
| patron | Medici family ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Florence
ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Centre of Florence
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Medici Chapel Description of subject: The Medici Chapel is a richly decorated funerary chapel in Florence, Italy, renowned for Michelangelo’s sculptural and architectural masterpieces created for the powerful Medici family.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Sacristy
this entity surface form:
New Sacristy by Michelangelo
this entity surface form:
Tomb of Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino
this entity surface form:
Tomb of Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours
this entity surface form:
Medici family tombs
this entity surface form:
Medici Chapels
this entity surface form:
New Sacristy
this entity surface form:
New Sacristy (Medici Chapel) in San Lorenzo, Florence
this entity surface form:
New Sacristy
this entity surface form:
Medici Chapels
this entity surface form:
Medici Chapels
this entity surface form:
New Sacristy
this entity surface form:
Medici Chapels
this entity surface form:
New Sacristy
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Dawn (Michelangelo sculpture)
this entity surface form:
tomb of Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici
subject surface form:
Dawn (Michelangelo sculpture)
this entity surface form:
New Sacristy, Medici Chapel
subject surface form:
Dawn (Michelangelo sculpture)
this entity surface form:
Medici Chapel times-of-day sculptures
subject surface form:
Dawn (Michelangelo sculpture)
this entity surface form:
Medici Chapel tomb sculptures
subject surface form:
Dawn (Michelangelo sculpture)
subject surface form:
Dusk (Michelangelo)
subject surface form:
Dusk (Michelangelo)
this entity surface form:
Medici tombs
subject surface form:
Dusk (Michelangelo)
this entity surface form:
New Sacristy of San Lorenzo
subject surface form:
Dusk (Michelangelo)
this entity surface form:
New Sacristy
subject surface form:
Night (Michelangelo sculpture)
subject surface form:
Night (Michelangelo sculpture)
this entity surface form:
New Sacristy of San Lorenzo
subject surface form:
Night (Michelangelo sculpture)
this entity surface form:
Medici Chapels, Florence
subject surface form:
Day (Michelangelo)
this entity surface form:
New Sacristy
subject surface form:
Day (Michelangelo)
subject surface form:
Day (Michelangelo)
this entity surface form:
Medici Chapel tomb monuments
subject surface form:
Day (Michelangelo)
this entity surface form:
New Sacristy of the Medici Chapel