The Virgin of the Rocks

E122937

Renaissance painting painting

The Virgin of the Rocks is a renowned Renaissance painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, the infant John the Baptist, and an angel in a mysterious rocky landscape.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
The Virgin of the Rocks (London version)	3
The Virgin of the Rocks (Louvre version)	3
The Virgin of the Rocks canonical	2
Leonardo’s Madonna of the Rocks tradition	1
The Virgin of the Rocks altarpiece	1
The Virgin of the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci	1
Virgin of the Rocks	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1033245 — 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 Virgin of the Rocks
Context triple: [Leonardo da Vinci, notableWork, The Virgin of the Rocks]

A. The Sistine Madonna
The Sistine Madonna is a renowned High Renaissance altarpiece by Raphael, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child flanked by saints and the iconic pair of cherubs at the bottom.
B. Madonna of the Chair
Madonna of the Chair is a celebrated circular Renaissance painting by Raphael depicting the Virgin Mary tenderly embracing the Christ Child, renowned for its warmth, intimacy, and harmonious composition.
C. Le vergini delle rocce
Le vergini delle rocce is a decadent and symbolist novel by Italian writer Gabriele D’Annunzio that explores aristocratic ideals, aestheticism, and political ambition in fin-de-siècle Italy.
D. Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Renaissance portrait, renowned worldwide for its enigmatic smile and artistic mastery.
E. Raphael’s Madonna paintings
Raphael’s Madonna paintings are a celebrated series of Renaissance artworks depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child (often with other figures), renowned for their harmonious composition, serene beauty, and profound spiritual grace.
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 Virgin of the Rocks
Target entity description: The Virgin of the Rocks is a renowned Renaissance painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, the infant John the Baptist, and an angel in a mysterious rocky landscape.

A. The Sistine Madonna
The Sistine Madonna is a renowned High Renaissance altarpiece by Raphael, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child flanked by saints and the iconic pair of cherubs at the bottom.
B. Madonna of the Chair
Madonna of the Chair is a celebrated circular Renaissance painting by Raphael depicting the Virgin Mary tenderly embracing the Christ Child, renowned for its warmth, intimacy, and harmonious composition.
C. Le vergini delle rocce
Le vergini delle rocce is a decadent and symbolist novel by Italian writer Gabriele D’Annunzio that explores aristocratic ideals, aestheticism, and political ambition in fin-de-siècle Italy.
D. Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Renaissance portrait, renowned worldwide for its enigmatic smile and artistic mastery.
E. Raphael’s Madonna paintings
Raphael’s Madonna paintings are a celebrated series of Renaissance artworks depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child (often with other figures), renowned for their harmonious composition, serene beauty, and profound spiritual grace.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance painting ⓘ painting ⓘ painting ⓘ painting ⓘ
artStyle	High Renaissance ⓘ High Renaissance ⓘ
basedOn	Christian iconography ⓘ the Immaculate Conception ⓘ linked to: Immaculate Conception
collection	Musée du Louvre ⓘ linked to: Louvre Museum National Gallery ⓘ
commissionedBy	Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ
commissionedFor	San Francesco Grande, Milan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ
creator	Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ
depicts	Christ Child ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ an angel ⓘ infant John the Baptist ⓘ rocky landscape ⓘ
genre	religious painting ⓘ
hasVersion	The Virgin of the Rocks (London version) ⓘ linked to: The Virgin of the Rocks The Virgin of the Rocks (Louvre version) ⓘ linked to: The Virgin of the Rocks
height	approximately 189.5 cm ⓘ approximately 199 cm ⓘ
inception	circa 1483 ⓘ circa 1495–1508 ⓘ
influenced	later Renaissance painters ⓘ
languageOfInscription	none ⓘ
location	Louvre Museum ⓘ National Gallery, London ⓘ linked to: National Gallery
locationCity	London ⓘ linked to: London, England Paris ⓘ
locationCountry	France ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
medium	oil paint ⓘ oil paint ⓘ
movement	High Renaissance ⓘ
notableFor	complex iconography ⓘ innovative use of sfumato ⓘ mysterious rocky setting ⓘ pyramidal composition ⓘ
partOf	Leonardo da Vinci’s oeuvre ⓘ linked to: Leonardo da Vinci
subjectHeading	Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and an angel ⓘ linked to: Madonna and Child
support	panel ⓘ panel transferred to canvas ⓘ
usesTechnique	chiaroscuro ⓘ sfumato ⓘ sfumato ⓘ
width	approximately 120 cm ⓘ approximately 122 cm ⓘ

How these facts were elicited