The Madonna
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The Madonna is a famous painting by Edvard Munch that portrays a sensual, psychologically intense interpretation of the Virgin Mary, blending themes of love, death, and spirituality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madonna by Edvard Munch | 1 |
| The Madonna canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3326351 — 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 Madonna Context triple: [Edvard Munch, notableWork, The Madonna]
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A.
Madonna of the Chair
Madonna of the Chair is a celebrated circular Renaissance painting by Raphael depicting the Virgin Mary tenderly embracing the Christ Child, renowned for its warmth, intimacy, and harmonious composition.
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B.
Holy Mother
Holy Mother is the revered title of Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna and a central mother-figure and saint in modern Hinduism and the Ramakrishna movement.
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C.
Madonna Conestabile
Madonna Conestabile is a small early 16th-century devotional painting of the Virgin and Child by the Italian Renaissance master Raphael, now housed in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.
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D.
Alba Madonna
The Alba Madonna is a renowned early 16th-century circular painting by Raphael depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and the infant John the Baptist, celebrated as a masterpiece of High Renaissance art.
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E.
Madonna of the Magnificat
Madonna of the Magnificat is a late 15th-century tempera painting by Sandro Botticelli depicting the Virgin Mary crowned as Queen of Heaven while writing the Magnificat, surrounded by angels.
- 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 Madonna Target entity description: The Madonna is a famous painting by Edvard Munch that portrays a sensual, psychologically intense interpretation of the Virgin Mary, blending themes of love, death, and spirituality.
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A.
Madonna of the Chair
Madonna of the Chair is a celebrated circular Renaissance painting by Raphael depicting the Virgin Mary tenderly embracing the Christ Child, renowned for its warmth, intimacy, and harmonious composition.
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B.
Holy Mother
Holy Mother is the revered title of Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna and a central mother-figure and saint in modern Hinduism and the Ramakrishna movement.
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C.
Madonna Conestabile
Madonna Conestabile is a small early 16th-century devotional painting of the Virgin and Child by the Italian Renaissance master Raphael, now housed in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.
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D.
Alba Madonna
The Alba Madonna is a renowned early 16th-century circular painting by Raphael depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and the infant John the Baptist, celebrated as a masterpiece of High Renaissance art.
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E.
Madonna of the Magnificat
Madonna of the Magnificat is a late 15th-century tempera painting by Sandro Botticelli depicting the Virgin Mary crowned as Queen of Heaven while writing the Magnificat, surrounded by angels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Madonna by Edvard Munch ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext |
fin-de-siècle symbolism
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late 19th century European art ⓘ |
| associatedArtist | Edvard Munch ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
The Dance of Life
ⓘ
The Scream ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
black
ⓘ
blue ⓘ dark tones ⓘ red ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| creator | Edvard Munch ⓘ |
| depicts |
Virgin Mary
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female nude ⓘ halo ⓘ sensual interpretation of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| genre |
portrait
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religious painting ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
challenge to traditional Marian iconography
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exploration of female sexuality ⓘ meditation on life and death ⓘ |
| movement |
Expressionism
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Symbolism ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
aura-like halo around the head
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combination of erotic and sacred imagery ⓘ elongated female figure ⓘ psychological ambiguity ⓘ swirling background ⓘ tilted head and closed eyes ⓘ |
| portrays |
intersection of eros and thanatos
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Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form:
sensual Virgin Mary
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| subjectMatter |
existential themes
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psychology ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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existential anxiety ⓘ love ⓘ psychological intensity ⓘ sexuality ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Madonna Description of subject: The Madonna is a famous painting by Edvard Munch that portrays a sensual, psychologically intense interpretation of the Virgin Mary, blending themes of love, death, and spirituality.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
National Museum (Norway)
this entity surface form:
Madonna by Edvard Munch