The Madonna of the Yarnwinder

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Renaissance painting painting religious painting

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Buccleuch Madonna of the Yarnwinder	3
Lansdowne Madonna of the Yarnwinder	3
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2879512 — 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 Madonna of the Yarnwinder
Context triple: [Drumlanrig Castle, notableWorkContained, The Madonna of the Yarnwinder]

A. 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.
B. Madonna of the Pomegranate
Madonna of the Pomegranate is a Renaissance painting by Sandro Botticelli depicting the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child with a symbolic pomegranate, surrounded by angels.
C. 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.
D. Benois Madonna
The Benois Madonna is an early Renaissance painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting the Virgin Mary playfully interacting with the Christ Child, notable for its intimate composition and expressive realism.
E. Death of the Virgin
Death of the Virgin is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the Virgin Mary's death with stark realism and dramatic chiaroscuro, notable for its emotional intensity and controversial naturalism.
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 Madonna of the Yarnwinder
Target entity description: 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.

A. 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.
B. Madonna of the Pomegranate
Madonna of the Pomegranate is a Renaissance painting by Sandro Botticelli depicting the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child with a symbolic pomegranate, surrounded by angels.
C. 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.
D. Benois Madonna
The Benois Madonna is an early Renaissance painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting the Virgin Mary playfully interacting with the Christ Child, notable for its intimate composition and expressive realism.
E. Death of the Virgin
Death of the Virgin is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the Virgin Mary's death with stark realism and dramatic chiaroscuro, notable for its emotional intensity and controversial naturalism.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance painting ⓘ painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ
artForm	panel painting ⓘ
artHistoricalDebate	extent of Leonardo’s own hand vs workshop assistance ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	important example of Leonardo’s devotional imagery ⓘ
associatedWith	Duke of Buccleuch collection ⓘ Lansdowne collection ⓘ
attributedTo	Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ
creator	Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ
currentLocation	private collection ⓘ
dateOfCreation	circa 1501 ⓘ early 16th century ⓘ
depicts	Christ Child ⓘ linked to: Child Jesus Virgin Mary ⓘ landscape background ⓘ yarnwinder ⓘ
genre	Christian art ⓘ
hasTitle	Madonna dei Fusi ⓘ Madonna of the Yarnwinder ⓘ
hasVersion	Buccleuch Madonna of the Yarnwinder ⓘ linked to: The Madonna of the Yarnwinder Lansdowne Madonna of the Yarnwinder ⓘ linked to: The Madonna of the Yarnwinder
iconographicElement	cross-shaped yarnwinder ⓘ
iconography	Madonna and Child ⓘ
inCollection	various private collections ⓘ
influenced	later depictions of the Madonna and Child with instruments of the Passion ⓘ
involvement	Leonardo da Vinci workshop ⓘ linked to: Leonardo’s workshop
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
medium	oil paint ⓘ
movement	High Renaissance ⓘ
period	Italian Renaissance ⓘ linked to: Renaissance Italy
placeOfCreation	Florence ⓘ
portrays	Christ Child in reflective pose ⓘ Mary as young mother ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
style	Leonardo da Vinci workshop style ⓘ
subjectHeading	Virgin and Child ⓘ linked to: Madonna and Child
support	panel ⓘ
symbolism	yarnwinder symbolizes the cross ⓘ
theme	Infant Christ contemplating the cross ⓘ foreknowledge of the Passion ⓘ
titleLanguage	Italian ⓘ

How these facts were elicited