Madonna of the Goldfinch

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Renaissance painting painting religious painting

Madonna of the Goldfinch is a renowned early 16th-century painting by Raphael depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and young John the Baptist in a serene landscape, celebrated for its harmonious composition and delicate detail.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance painting → painting → religious painting →
artForm	panel painting →
artHistoricalPeriod	Italian High Renaissance →
artist	Raphael NERFINISHED →
background	idealized landscape →
collection	Uffizi Gallery →
compositionFeature	pyramidal composition →
countryOfOrigin	Italy →
creator	Raphael →
culture	Italian →
depicts	Christ Child → Infant Jesus → Virgin Mary → goldfinch → serene landscape → young John the Baptist →
genre	Christian art → devotional image →
hasItalianTitle	Madonna del Cardellino →
hasPart	goldfinch held by Christ Child → kneeling Christ Child → kneeling John the Baptist → seated Madonna →
iconography	Infant Saint John the Baptist → Madonna and Child →
inception	c. 1505–1506 → early 16th century →
languageOfTitle	Italian →
locatedIn	Florence → Italy →
location	Uffizi Gallery →
mainFigure	Christ Child → Infant John the Baptist → Virgin Mary →
materialUsed	oil on panel →
medium	oil paint →
movement	High Renaissance →
notableFor	balanced triangular arrangement of figures → delicate detail → harmonious composition →
religion	Christianity →
style	High Renaissance classicism →
subjectHeading	Madonna and Child with the Infant St John the Baptist →
support	panel →
symbolism	goldfinch as symbol of Christ’s Passion →
title	Madonna of the Goldfinch →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Raphael →	notableWork
Madonna of the Goldfinch →	title