The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella)
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The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella) is a groundbreaking early Renaissance fresco by Masaccio in Florence, celebrated for its pioneering use of linear perspective and realistic human figures in a religious scene.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10541216 — 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: The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella) Context triple: [Masaccio, notableWork, The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella)]
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Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
The Basilica of Santa Maria Novella is a prominent Gothic-Renaissance Dominican church in Florence, Italy, renowned for its striking marble façade and important artworks by masters such as Masaccio, Ghirlandaio, and Brunelleschi.
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Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria Novella is a prominent Dominican church in Florence, Italy, renowned for its striking Renaissance façade and important artworks by masters such as Masaccio, Ghirlandaio, and Brunelleschi.
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Chiesa di Santa Croce
Chiesa di Santa Croce is a historic church in Vinci, Italy, known for its association with Leonardo da Vinci and its role in the town’s religious and cultural life.
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Santa Croce sull'Arno
Santa Croce sull'Arno is an Italian town in Tuscany known historically for its leather and tanning industry along the Arno River.
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Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
Cattedrale di San Lorenzo is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Genoa, Italy, renowned for its striking striped Gothic-Romanesque façade and richly decorated interior.
- 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: The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella) Target entity description: The Holy Trinity (Santa Maria Novella) is a groundbreaking early Renaissance fresco by Masaccio in Florence, celebrated for its pioneering use of linear perspective and realistic human figures in a religious scene.
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A.
Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
The Basilica of Santa Maria Novella is a prominent Gothic-Renaissance Dominican church in Florence, Italy, renowned for its striking marble façade and important artworks by masters such as Masaccio, Ghirlandaio, and Brunelleschi.
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Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria Novella is a prominent Dominican church in Florence, Italy, renowned for its striking Renaissance façade and important artworks by masters such as Masaccio, Ghirlandaio, and Brunelleschi.
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C.
Chiesa di Santa Croce
Chiesa di Santa Croce is a historic church in Vinci, Italy, known for its association with Leonardo da Vinci and its role in the town’s religious and cultural life.
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D.
Santa Croce sull'Arno
Santa Croce sull'Arno is an Italian town in Tuscany known historically for its leather and tanning industry along the Arno River.
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E.
Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
Cattedrale di San Lorenzo is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Genoa, Italy, renowned for its striking striped Gothic-Romanesque façade and richly decorated interior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious artwork
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Renaissance painting ⓘ fresco ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 1425–1427 ⓘ |
| architecturalElements |
Corinthian columns
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Ionic pilasters ⓘ coffered barrel vault ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
early example of realistic human figures in religious context
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influential for later Renaissance painters ⓘ milestone of Early Renaissance art ⓘ |
| city | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Dominican church of Santa Maria Novella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Masaccio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCondition | restored ⓘ |
| denominationContext | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| depicts |
God the Father
NERFINISHED
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Holy Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Trinity NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint John the Evangelist NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ sarcophagus with skeleton ⓘ two donor figures ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveVanishingPoint | at the base of the cross ⓘ |
| innovation | systematic use of mathematical perspective in wall painting ⓘ |
| inscription | Memento mori inscription above the skeleton ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
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Santa Maria Novella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | pigments on wet plaster ⓘ |
| movement | Early Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Quattrocento ⓘ |
| style |
illusionistic architecture
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naturalism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Crucifixion
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Holy Trinity enthroned NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technique | fresco ⓘ |
| theme |
Trinitarian theology
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death and salvation ⓘ human mortality ⓘ |
| uses |
linear perspective
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one-point perspective ⓘ |
| visibility | publicly accessible in Santa Maria Novella church ⓘ |
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