The Marriage of the Virgin

E94748

Renaissance painting painting

The Marriage of the Virgin is an early Renaissance painting by Raphael depicting the betrothal of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, celebrated for its harmonious composition and use of perspective.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
The Marriage of the Virgin canonical	3
Marriage of the Virgin	2
Lo Sposalizio della Vergine	1
The Marriage of the Virgin (Perugino)	1
marriage of the Virgin Mary	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T792456 — 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 Marriage of the Virgin
Context triple: [Raphael, notableWork, The Marriage of the Virgin]

A. The Wedding
"The Wedding" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of courtship, marriage, and social manners.
B. 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.
C. Queen of Heaven
Queen of Heaven is a traditional Christian title that honors the Virgin Mary as the exalted mother of Jesus and the most highly revered woman in heaven.
D. Annunciation
The Annunciation is the biblical event in which the Angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will conceive and bear Jesus Christ.
E. Supper at Emmaus
Supper at Emmaus is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the moment the resurrected Christ is recognized by his disciples during a meal, celebrated for its dramatic lighting and realistic detail.
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 Marriage of the Virgin
Target entity description: The Marriage of the Virgin is an early Renaissance painting by Raphael depicting the betrothal of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, celebrated for its harmonious composition and use of perspective.

A. The Wedding
"The Wedding" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of courtship, marriage, and social manners.
B. 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.
C. Queen of Heaven
Queen of Heaven is a traditional Christian title that honors the Virgin Mary as the exalted mother of Jesus and the most highly revered woman in heaven.
D. Annunciation
The Annunciation is the biblical event in which the Angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will conceive and bear Jesus Christ.
E. Supper at Emmaus
Supper at Emmaus is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the moment the resurrected Christ is recognized by his disciples during a meal, celebrated for its dramatic lighting and realistic detail.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance painting ⓘ painting ⓘ
architecturalElement	central temple ⓘ
architecturalStyleDepicted	Renaissance architecture ⓘ
artHistoricalPeriod	Italian Renaissance ⓘ linked to: Venetian Renaissance
artist	Raphael ⓘ
artworkSurface	panel ⓘ
basedOn	Golden Legend ⓘ linked to: The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine New Testament apocrypha ⓘ linked to: Apocryphal New Testament writings Protoevangelium of James ⓘ
collection	Pinacoteca di Brera ⓘ
commissionedBy	Franciscan order (traditionally attributed) ⓘ linked to: Franciscan Order
compositionCharacteristic	harmonious composition ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
creator	Raphael ⓘ
culture	Italian ⓘ
dateCreated	1504 ⓘ
depicts	Saint Joseph ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ betrothal of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph ⓘ marriage ceremony ⓘ
depictsEvent	marriage of Mary and Joseph ⓘ
depictsSaint	Saint Joseph ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ
genre	religious painting ⓘ
hasGenre	biblical painting ⓘ
hasPart	broken rod of a rejected suitor ⓘ group of suitors ⓘ high priest ⓘ
inception	1504 ⓘ
influencedBy	Perugino ⓘ The Marriage of the Virgin (Perugino) ⓘ linked to: The Marriage of the Virgin
languageOfWork	none (visual artwork) ⓘ
locatedIn	Milan ⓘ
location	Pinacoteca di Brera ⓘ
mainSubject	marriage of the Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: The Marriage of the Virgin
materialUsed	oil paint ⓘ
movement	High Renaissance ⓘ
notableFor	harmonious composition ⓘ masterful use of perspective ⓘ
originalLocation	San Francesco, Città di Castello ⓘ
partOf	Raphael's early works in Umbria ⓘ linked to: Umbrian school
religion	Christianity ⓘ
significantPlaceDepicted	temple forecourt ⓘ
support	wood panel ⓘ
title	Lo Sposalizio della Vergine ⓘ linked to: The Marriage of the Virgin
useOfPerspective	central linear perspective ⓘ

How these facts were elicited