The Sistine Madonna
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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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
High Renaissance artwork
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altarpiece → painting → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Madonna di San Sisto
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Sistine Madonna → |
| artHistoricalPeriod |
High Renaissance
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| artist |
Raphael
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| commissionedBy |
Pope Julius II
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| commissionedFor |
Benedictine monastery of San Sisto
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| countryOfOrigin |
Italy
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| creator |
Raphael
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| culturalSignificance |
iconic image in Christian art
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one of Raphael’s most famous works → |
| currentCity |
Dresden
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| currentCountry |
Germany
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| currentLocation |
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
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| dateOfCreation |
circa 1512
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early 16th century → |
| depicts |
Christ Child
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Pope Sixtus II (as Saint Sixtus) → Saint Barbara → Saint Sixtus → Virgin Mary → two cherubs → |
| genre |
religious painting
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| hasIconicElement |
dreamy, resting cherubs leaning on a ledge
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| hasStyle |
balanced composition
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soft modeling of forms (sfumato-like) → |
| hasTheme |
Marian devotion
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intercession of saints → |
| height |
265 cm
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| influenced |
popular imagery of cherubs in Western art
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| languageOfTitle |
Italian
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| locatedInMuseum |
Zwinger complex, Dresden
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| materialUsed |
oil paint
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| movement |
High Renaissance
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| movementAssociatedWith |
Italian Renaissance
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| notableFeature |
central frontal depiction of the Virgin and Child
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figures emerging from green curtains → pair of cherubs at the bottom of the composition → |
| originalFunction |
altarpiece for a church in Piacenza
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| originalLocation |
San Sisto, Piacenza
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| partOf |
collection of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
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| placeOfOrigin |
Rome
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| subject |
Madonna and Child with saints
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| support |
canvas
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| titleInItalian |
Madonna Sistina
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| width |
196 cm
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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The Sistine Madonna
("Sistine Madonna")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
("Sistine Madonna")
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hasNotableWork |
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Raphael
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notableWork |