Madonna of the Pomegranate
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madonna of the Pomegranate canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance painting
ⓘ
painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | Florentine school ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Panel painting
ⓘ
Tempera painting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Sandro Botticelli ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Florentine school
ⓘ
surface form:
Florentine Renaissance
|
| depicts |
Child Jesus
ⓘ
surface form:
Christ Child
Madonna and Child ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ angels ⓘ pomegranate ⓘ |
| features |
central enthroned Madonna
ⓘ
haloed figures ⓘ kneeling angels ⓘ symbolic fruit ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| hasArtisticTechnique |
delicate linear drawing
ⓘ
subtle chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| hasColorPalette |
deep blues
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gold tones ⓘ rich reds ⓘ |
| hasComposition | centralized symmetrical arrangement ⓘ |
| hasFigureCount | multiple angels ⓘ |
| hasFunction | devotional image ⓘ |
| hasGenre | Marian painting ⓘ |
| hasIconography |
Christ Child holding fruit
ⓘ
Queen of Heaven ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Marian iconography ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | wood panel ⓘ |
| hasMedium | tempera ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | shallow spatial depth ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | pomegranate ⓘ |
| iconographicTheme | Madonna and Child ⓘ |
| movement |
Renaissance
ⓘ
surface form:
Early Renaissance
Renaissance Italy ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Renaissance
|
| originalLanguageTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| portrays |
devotional image of Mary
ⓘ
infant Jesus blessing ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Jesus Christ in art
ⓘ
Virgin Mary in art ⓘ |
| symbolism |
pomegranate as symbol of Christ’s Passion
ⓘ
pomegranate as symbol of resurrection ⓘ pomegranate as symbol of unity of the Church ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sandro Botticelli