Madonna del Cardellino
E423493
Madonna del Cardellino is a celebrated early 16th-century painting by Raphael depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and a young John the Baptist, notable for its serene composition and symbolic use of a goldfinch.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Madonna del Cardellino canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4238418 — 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: Madonna del Cardellino Context triple: [Madonna of the Goldfinch, hasItalianTitle, Madonna del Cardellino]
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A.
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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B.
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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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 Madonna
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.
- 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: Madonna del Cardellino Target entity description: Madonna del Cardellino is a celebrated early 16th-century painting by Raphael depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and a young John the Baptist, notable for its serene composition and symbolic use of a goldfinch.
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A.
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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B.
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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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 Madonna
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance painting
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painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
| collection | Uffizi Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Lorenzo Nasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionFeature |
pyramidal composition
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serene landscape background ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Raphael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damageEvent | partially destroyed in 1547 house collapse ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Child
NERFINISHED
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Infant John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ goldfinch ⓘ |
| genre | sacra conversazione ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Madonna del Cardellino
NERFINISHED
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Madonna of the Goldfinch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 107 cm ⓘ |
| iconography | Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception |
1505
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1506 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
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Italy ⓘ |
| location | Uffizi Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
oil on panel
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | High Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| museumInventory | Uffizi inventory of Raphael works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
example of Raphael’s Florentine period
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serene composition ⓘ symbolic use of a goldfinch ⓘ |
| originalFunction | domestic devotional painting ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| restoration | extensively restored in the 20th century ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
harmonious balance
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soft modeling of figures ⓘ subtle chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Holy Family
NERFINISHED
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Virgin and Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| support | wood panel ⓘ |
| symbolism | goldfinch as symbol of Christ’s Passion ⓘ |
| theme |
Christ’s future suffering
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motherhood ⓘ |
| width | 77 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madonna del Cardellino Description of subject: Madonna del Cardellino is a celebrated early 16th-century painting by Raphael depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and a young John the Baptist, notable for its serene composition and symbolic use of a goldfinch.
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