Venus of Urbino
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Venus of Urbino is a renowned 1538 oil painting by the Italian Renaissance master Titian, depicting a reclining nude woman in a richly furnished interior and celebrated for its sensuality and sophisticated use of color.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Venus of Urbino canonical | 5 |
| Titian's Venus of Urbino | 1 |
| Titian’s Venus of Urbino | 1 |
| Venere di Urbino | 1 |
| Venus of Urbino by Titian | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2291726 — 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: Venus of Urbino Context triple: [Titian, notableWork, Venus of Urbino]
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A.
The Sistine Madonna
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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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.
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C.
La Maja Desnuda
La Maja Desnuda is a famous late-18th-century oil painting by Francisco Goya depicting a reclining nude woman, notable for its sensual realism and for challenging the artistic and moral conventions of its time.
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D.
The Virgin of the Rocks
The Virgin of the Rocks is a renowned Renaissance painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, the infant John the Baptist, and an angel in a mysterious rocky landscape.
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E.
La Maja Vestida
La Maja Vestida is a famous oil painting by Francisco Goya depicting a reclining, fully clothed woman, celebrated for its sensual realism and often discussed alongside its nude counterpart, La Maja Desnuda.
- 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: Venus of Urbino Target entity description: Venus of Urbino is a renowned 1538 oil painting by the Italian Renaissance master Titian, depicting a reclining nude woman in a richly furnished interior and celebrated for its sensuality and sophisticated use of color.
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A.
The Sistine Madonna
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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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.
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C.
La Maja Desnuda
La Maja Desnuda is a famous late-18th-century oil painting by Francisco Goya depicting a reclining nude woman, notable for its sensual realism and for challenging the artistic and moral conventions of its time.
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D.
The Virgin of the Rocks
The Virgin of the Rocks is a renowned Renaissance painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, the infant John the Baptist, and an angel in a mysterious rocky landscape.
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E.
La Maja Vestida
La Maja Vestida is a famous oil painting by Francisco Goya depicting a reclining, fully clothed woman, celebrated for its sensual realism and often discussed alongside its nude counterpart, La Maja Desnuda.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance painting
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oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of Venetian colorism
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influential model for later reclining nude paintings ⓘ |
| artist | Titian ⓘ |
| city | Florence ⓘ |
| collection |
Uffizi Gallery
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surface form:
Galleria degli Uffizi
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| colorCharacteristic |
sophisticated use of color
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warm flesh tones contrasted with deep reds and greens ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Guidobaldo II della Rovere ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Duke of Urbino ⓘ |
| completionDate | circa 1538 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Titian ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Italian court culture ⓘ |
| depictionCharacteristic |
direct gaze at viewer
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rich interior setting ⓘ soft modeling of flesh tones ⓘ |
| depicts |
bed
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cassone ⓘ curtains ⓘ dog ⓘ interior scene ⓘ maidservants ⓘ reclining nude woman ⓘ window ⓘ |
| genre | nude painting ⓘ |
| height | 119 cm ⓘ |
| iconography | Venus as idealized female beauty ⓘ |
| inception | 1538 ⓘ |
| influenced | Olympia (Édouard Manet) ⓘ |
| location | Uffizi Gallery ⓘ |
| medium |
oil on canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
High Renaissance
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Renaissance Italy ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Renaissance
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| namedAfter | Urbino ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle |
Venus of Urbino
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Venere di Urbino
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| patron | Guidobaldo II della Rovere ⓘ |
| period | 16th century ⓘ |
| style | Venetian Renaissance ⓘ |
| subject | Venus ⓘ |
| theme |
eroticism
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marriage symbolism ⓘ sensuality ⓘ |
| title | Venus of Urbino self-link ⓘ |
| width | 165 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Venus of Urbino Description of subject: Venus of Urbino is a renowned 1538 oil painting by the Italian Renaissance master Titian, depicting a reclining nude woman in a richly furnished interior and celebrated for its sensuality and sophisticated use of color.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Olympia (painting)
this entity surface form:
Titian’s Venus of Urbino
this entity surface form:
Venus of Urbino by Titian
this entity surface form:
Venere di Urbino
subject surface form:
Portrait of a Young Woman (La Bella)
this entity surface form:
Titian's Venus of Urbino