Madonna Sistina
E430043
Madonna Sistina is a renowned High Renaissance oil painting by Raphael, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child flanked by saints and two iconic cherubs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madonna Sistina canonical | 2 |
| La Madonna Sistina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4312182 — 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: Madonna Sistina Context triple: [The Sistine Madonna, titleInItalian, Madonna Sistina]
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A.
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica is a monumental Renaissance church in Vatican City, renowned as one of the holiest Catholic shrines and a masterpiece of architecture and art.
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B.
Old St. Peter's Basilica
Old St. Peter's Basilica was a 4th-century early Christian church in Rome, traditionally believed to be built over the tomb of Saint Peter and later replaced by the present St. Peter's Basilica.
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C.
Santa Maria in Aracoeli
Santa Maria in Aracoeli is a historic Roman Catholic basilica in Rome renowned for its medieval architecture, rich frescoes, and prominent position atop the Capitoline Hill.
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D.
Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
The Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri is a grand Roman Catholic church in Rome, built within the ruins of the ancient Baths of Diocletian and renowned for its Michelangelo-designed architecture and monumental meridian line.
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E.
Cathedral of Rome
The Cathedral of Rome, formally known as the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, is the cathedral church of the Bishop of Rome (the Pope) and the oldest and highest-ranking of the major basilicas in the city.
- 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: Madonna Sistina Target entity description: Madonna Sistina is a renowned High Renaissance oil painting by Raphael, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child flanked by saints and two iconic cherubs.
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A.
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica is a monumental Renaissance church in Vatican City, renowned as one of the holiest Catholic shrines and a masterpiece of architecture and art.
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B.
Old St. Peter's Basilica
Old St. Peter's Basilica was a 4th-century early Christian church in Rome, traditionally believed to be built over the tomb of Saint Peter and later replaced by the present St. Peter's Basilica.
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C.
Santa Maria in Aracoeli
Santa Maria in Aracoeli is a historic Roman Catholic basilica in Rome renowned for its medieval architecture, rich frescoes, and prominent position atop the Capitoline Hill.
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D.
Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
The Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri is a grand Roman Catholic church in Rome, built within the ruins of the ancient Baths of Diocletian and renowned for its Michelangelo-designed architecture and monumental meridian line.
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E.
Cathedral of Rome
The Cathedral of Rome, formally known as the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, is the cathedral church of the Bishop of Rome (the Pope) and the oldest and highest-ranking of the major basilicas in the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance painting
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painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
La Madonna Sistina
ⓘ
linked to:
Madonna Sistina
|
| artHistoricalPeriod | High Renaissance ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Catholic devotional art ⓘ |
| collection | Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Pope Julius II ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | San Sisto, Piacenza ⓘ |
| completionDate |
1512
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circa 1512 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Raphael ⓘ |
| currentCity | Dresden ⓘ |
| currentCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Child
ⓘ
linked to:
Child Jesus
Madonna and Child ⓘ Saint Barbara ⓘ Saint Sixtus ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ two cherubs ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| hasSaint |
Saint Barbara of Nicomedia
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Barbara
Saint Sixtus II ⓘ
linked to:
Pope Sixtus II
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| height | 265 cm ⓘ |
| iconicElement | two cherubs at the bottom of the painting ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century Romantic art reception of Raphael
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popular culture depictions of cherubs ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| medium |
oil on canvas
ⓘ
oil painting ⓘ |
| movement | High Renaissance ⓘ |
| museum |
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
ⓘ
linked to:
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
|
| notableFeature |
figures emerging through a green curtain
ⓘ
serene expression of the Virgin ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Church of San Sisto, Piacenza
ⓘ
linked to:
San Sisto, Piacenza
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| originalTitle | Madonna Sistina ⓘ |
| painterNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| patron | Pope Julius II ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Rome ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| subjectMatter |
Virgin and Child with saints
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linked to:
Madonna and Child with saints
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| theme |
Marian devotion
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divine motherhood ⓘ |
| title |
Sistine Madonna
ⓘ
linked to:
The Sistine Madonna
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| width | 196 cm ⓘ |
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Subject: Madonna Sistina Description of subject: Madonna Sistina is a renowned High Renaissance oil painting by Raphael, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child flanked by saints and two iconic cherubs.
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linked to: Madonna Sistina