Michelangelo’s Taddei Tondo
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Michelangelo’s Taddei Tondo is an unfinished marble relief of the Virgin and Child with the infant St John the Baptist, celebrated as one of the artist’s finest surviving sculptures.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michelangelo’s Taddei Tondo canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michelangelo’s Taddei Tondo Context triple: [Royal Academy of Arts, hasNotableWorkInCollection, Michelangelo’s Taddei Tondo]
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A.
Raphael’s “Madonna Conestabile”
Raphael’s “Madonna Conestabile” is a small, early 16th-century devotional painting of the Virgin and Child, celebrated for its delicate composition and serene, idealized beauty.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
The Virgin of the Rocks
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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E.
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Litta Madonna”
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Litta Madonna” is a renowned High Renaissance painting depicting the Virgin Mary nursing the Christ Child, celebrated for its tender intimacy and refined execution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michelangelo’s Taddei Tondo Target entity description: Michelangelo’s Taddei Tondo is an unfinished marble relief of the Virgin and Child with the infant St John the Baptist, celebrated as one of the artist’s finest surviving sculptures.
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A.
Raphael’s “Madonna Conestabile”
Raphael’s “Madonna Conestabile” is a small, early 16th-century devotional painting of the Virgin and Child, celebrated for its delicate composition and serene, idealized beauty.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
The Virgin of the Rocks
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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E.
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Litta Madonna”
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Litta Madonna” is a renowned High Renaissance painting depicting the Virgin Mary nursing the Christ Child, celebrated for its tender intimacy and refined execution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance sculpture
ⓘ
marble relief sculpture ⓘ tondo ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalImportance | key example of Michelangelo’s sculptural treatment of the Madonna and Child theme ⓘ |
| artist |
Michelangelo Buonarroti
ⓘ
linked to:
Michelangelo
|
| artworkType | relief ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Florentine Renaissance art ⓘ |
| city |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| collection | Royal Academy of Arts ⓘ |
| completionStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator |
Michelangelo Buonarroti
ⓘ
linked to:
Michelangelo
|
| depicts |
Christ Child
ⓘ
linked to:
Child Jesus
Virgin Mary ⓘ infant Saint John the Baptist ⓘ
linked to:
infant John the Baptist
|
| displayedAt |
Royal Academy of Arts, London
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linked to:
Royal Academy of Arts
|
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| iconography |
Virgin and Child with the infant Saint John the Baptist
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linked to:
The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John
|
| influence | influenced later depictions of the Virgin and Child in sculpture and painting ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| location |
Royal Academy of Arts, London
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Academy of Arts
|
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| movement | High Renaissance ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Taddeo Taddei ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dynamic interaction between Christ Child and infant Saint John
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visible tool marks and unfinished areas ⓘ |
| patron | Taddeo Taddei ⓘ |
| period | early 16th century ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| significance | considered one of Michelangelo’s finest surviving sculptures ⓘ |
| style | highly sculptural relief with strong chiaroscuro modeling ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Holy Family theme
ⓘ
Madonna and Child ⓘ |
| title |
Taddei Tondo
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The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John ⓘ |
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