The Madonna of the Candelabra
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The Madonna of the Candelabra is a Renaissance painting traditionally attributed to Raphael, depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child flanked by angels and notable for its refined composition and luminous color.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Madonna of the Candelabra canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3864403 — 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 of the Candelabra Context triple: [Walters Art Museum, notableWorkHeld, The Madonna of the Candelabra]
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A.
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder is a Renaissance painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child contemplating a yarnwinder that symbolizes the cross.
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B.
Benois Madonna
The Benois Madonna is an early Renaissance painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting the Virgin Mary playfully interacting with the Christ Child, notable for its intimate composition and expressive realism.
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C.
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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D.
Lucca Madonna
Lucca Madonna is a small 15th-century oil painting by Jan van Eyck depicting the Virgin Mary enthroned with the Christ Child in a richly detailed domestic interior.
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E.
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.
- 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 of the Candelabra Target entity description: The Madonna of the Candelabra is a Renaissance painting traditionally attributed to Raphael, depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child flanked by angels and notable for its refined composition and luminous color.
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A.
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder is a Renaissance painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child contemplating a yarnwinder that symbolizes the cross.
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B.
Benois Madonna
The Benois Madonna is an early Renaissance painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting the Virgin Mary playfully interacting with the Christ Child, notable for its intimate composition and expressive realism.
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C.
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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D.
Lucca Madonna
Lucca Madonna is a small 15th-century oil painting by Jan van Eyck depicting the Virgin Mary enthroned with the Christ Child in a richly detailed domestic interior.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance painting
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painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Madonna of the Candelabra
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surface form:
Madonna della Candelabra
|
| artForm | panel painting ⓘ |
| artGenre | Marian art ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod |
Italian Renaissance art
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surface form:
Italian Renaissance
|
| attributedTo | Raphael ⓘ |
| collection | Walters Art Museum ⓘ |
| compositionCharacteristic |
balanced symmetry
ⓘ
pyramidal composition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Catholic devotional art ⓘ |
| depictionType | half-length figures ⓘ |
| depicts |
Child Jesus
ⓘ
surface form:
Christ Child
Virgin Mary ⓘ angels ⓘ Child Jesus ⓘ
surface form:
infant Jesus
putto-like angels ⓘ |
| features |
curtains
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halos ⓘ two candelabra ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasColorCharacteristic |
rich saturated tones
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soft modeling of flesh tones ⓘ |
| hasInfluence | later Marian devotional imagery ⓘ |
| iconography |
Madonna and Child
ⓘ
surface form:
Madonna and Child with angels
|
| inCollectionSince | 19th–20th century ⓘ |
| lightingCharacteristic | soft, even illumination ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baltimore
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location | Walters Art Museum ⓘ |
| medium |
oil on panel
ⓘ
oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | High Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
luminous color
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refined composition ⓘ symmetrical arrangement ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| period | 16th century ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| schoolOf | Raphael ⓘ |
| style | Raphaelesque ⓘ |
| subject | Madonna and Child ⓘ |
| support | panel ⓘ |
| theme | mother and child ⓘ |
| title | The Madonna of the Candelabra self-link ⓘ |
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Subject: The Madonna of the Candelabra Description of subject: The Madonna of the Candelabra is a Renaissance painting traditionally attributed to Raphael, depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child flanked by angels and notable for its refined composition and luminous color.
Referenced by (2)
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