The Sistine Madonna
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sistine Madonna | 4 |
| The Sistine Madonna canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T792453 — 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 Sistine Madonna Context triple: [Raphael, notableWork, The Sistine Madonna]
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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.
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Benois Madonna”
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Benois Madonna” is an early Renaissance oil painting depicting the Virgin Mary playfully interacting with the Christ Child, celebrated for its intimate composition and subtle exploration of light and emotion.
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C.
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.
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Madonna and Child
Madonna and Child is a traditional Christian artistic theme depicting the Virgin Mary holding or with the infant Jesus, symbolizing maternal love and divine incarnation.
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E.
Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Renaissance portrait, renowned worldwide for its enigmatic smile and artistic mastery.
- 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 Sistine Madonna Target entity description: 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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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.
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Benois Madonna”
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Benois Madonna” is an early Renaissance oil painting depicting the Virgin Mary playfully interacting with the Christ Child, celebrated for its intimate composition and subtle exploration of light and emotion.
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C.
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.
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D.
Madonna and Child
Madonna and Child is a traditional Christian artistic theme depicting the Virgin Mary holding or with the infant Jesus, symbolizing maternal love and divine incarnation.
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E.
Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Renaissance portrait, renowned worldwide for its enigmatic smile and artistic mastery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
High Renaissance artwork
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altarpiece ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Madonna di San Sisto
ⓘ
Sistine Madonna ⓘ
linked to:
The Sistine Madonna
|
| artHistoricalPeriod | High Renaissance ⓘ |
| artist | Raphael ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Pope Julius II ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Benedictine monastery of San Sisto ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Raphael ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic image in Christian art
ⓘ
one of Raphael’s most famous works ⓘ |
| currentCity | Dresden ⓘ |
| currentCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
ⓘ
linked to:
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
|
| dateOfCreation |
circa 1512
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early 16th century ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Child
ⓘ
linked to:
Child Jesus
Pope Sixtus II (as Saint Sixtus) ⓘ
linked to:
Pope Sixtus II
Saint Barbara ⓘ Saint Sixtus ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ two cherubs ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasIconicElement | dreamy, resting cherubs leaning on a ledge ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
balanced composition
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soft modeling of forms (sfumato-like) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Marian devotion
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intercession of saints ⓘ |
| height | 265 cm ⓘ |
| influenced | popular imagery of cherubs in Western art ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedInMuseum |
Zwinger complex, Dresden
ⓘ
linked to:
Zwinger Palace, Dresden
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| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | High Renaissance ⓘ |
| movementAssociatedWith |
Italian Renaissance
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linked to:
Renaissance
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| notableFeature |
central frontal depiction of the Virgin and Child
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figures emerging from green curtains ⓘ pair of cherubs at the bottom of the composition ⓘ |
| originalFunction | altarpiece for a church in Piacenza ⓘ |
| originalLocation | San Sisto, Piacenza ⓘ |
| partOf | collection of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Rome ⓘ |
| subject |
Madonna and Child with saints
ⓘ
linked to:
Madonna and Child
|
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| titleInItalian | Madonna Sistina ⓘ |
| width | 196 cm ⓘ |
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Subject: The Sistine Madonna Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
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