Triple
T12273324
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zakes Mda |
E292523
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
The Madonna of Excelsior
The Madonna of Excelsior is a novel by South African writer Zakes Mda that explores apartheid-era racial politics, forbidden relationships, and the complexities of identity in a small Free State town.
|
E974744
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: The Madonna of Excelsior | Statement: [Zakes Mda, notableWork, The Madonna of Excelsior]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Madonna of Excelsior Context triple: [Zakes Mda, notableWork, The Madonna of Excelsior]
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A.
The Madonna of the Candelabra
The Madonna of the Candelabra is a Renaissance painting traditionally attributed to Raphael, depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child flanked by angels and notable for its refined composition and luminous color.
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B.
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder is a Renaissance painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child contemplating a yarnwinder that symbolizes the cross.
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C.
Madonna delle Milizie
Madonna delle Milizie is a revered Marian figure venerated in Scicli, Sicily, traditionally associated with a miraculous intervention in battle and celebrated as the town’s patron protectress.
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D.
Lucca Madonna
Lucca Madonna is a small 15th-century oil painting by Jan van Eyck depicting the Virgin Mary enthroned with the Christ Child in a richly detailed domestic interior.
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E.
Madonna di San Luca
Madonna di San Luca is a revered Marian icon housed in Bologna’s hilltop Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca, long associated with local religious devotion and processions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: The Madonna of Excelsior Triple: [Zakes Mda, notableWork, The Madonna of Excelsior]
Generated description
The Madonna of Excelsior is a novel by South African writer Zakes Mda that explores apartheid-era racial politics, forbidden relationships, and the complexities of identity in a small Free State town.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Madonna of Excelsior Target entity description: The Madonna of Excelsior is a novel by South African writer Zakes Mda that explores apartheid-era racial politics, forbidden relationships, and the complexities of identity in a small Free State town.
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A.
The Madonna of the Candelabra
The Madonna of the Candelabra is a Renaissance painting traditionally attributed to Raphael, depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child flanked by angels and notable for its refined composition and luminous color.
-
B.
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder is a Renaissance painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child contemplating a yarnwinder that symbolizes the cross.
-
C.
Madonna delle Milizie
Madonna delle Milizie is a revered Marian figure venerated in Scicli, Sicily, traditionally associated with a miraculous intervention in battle and celebrated as the town’s patron protectress.
-
D.
Lucca Madonna
Lucca Madonna is a small 15th-century oil painting by Jan van Eyck depicting the Virgin Mary enthroned with the Christ Child in a richly detailed domestic interior.
-
E.
Madonna di San Luca
Madonna di San Luca is a revered Marian icon housed in Bologna’s hilltop Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca, long associated with local religious devotion and processions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6ab6856488190b5d31178d5015f8e |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d91cee7158819093fff74db6867896 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f61e6b50a48190b1beabd149d5830f |
completed | May 2, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f61f9386548190a749445a404db3a2 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6207f164c8190b663a50ee3c761d6 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:04 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:52 p.m.