Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci
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Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci is an early Renaissance oil and tempera painting depicting the angel Gabriel announcing to the Virgin Mary that she will bear Christ, notable for its delicate detail and pioneering use of perspective.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1245844 — 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: Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci Context triple: [Florence, famousArtworkLocatedIn, Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci]
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A.
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Benois Madonna”
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Benois Madonna” is an early Renaissance oil painting depicting the Virgin Mary playfully interacting with the Christ Child, celebrated for its intimate composition and subtle exploration of light and emotion.
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B.
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Litta Madonna”
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Litta Madonna” is a renowned High Renaissance painting depicting the Virgin Mary nursing the Christ Child, celebrated for its tender intimacy and refined execution.
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C.
The Alba Madonna by Raphael
The Alba Madonna by Raphael is a renowned High Renaissance tondo painting depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and young John the Baptist, celebrated for its harmonious composition and serene beauty.
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D.
Raphael’s “Madonna Conestabile”
Raphael’s “Madonna Conestabile” is a small, early 16th-century devotional painting of the Virgin and Child, celebrated for its delicate composition and serene, idealized beauty.
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E.
Raphael’s Madonna paintings
Raphael’s Madonna paintings are a celebrated series of Renaissance artworks depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child (often with other figures), renowned for their harmonious composition, serene beauty, and profound spiritual grace.
- 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: Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci Target entity description: Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci is an early Renaissance oil and tempera painting depicting the angel Gabriel announcing to the Virgin Mary that she will bear Christ, notable for its delicate detail and pioneering use of perspective.
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A.
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Benois Madonna”
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Benois Madonna” is an early Renaissance oil painting depicting the Virgin Mary playfully interacting with the Christ Child, celebrated for its intimate composition and subtle exploration of light and emotion.
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B.
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Litta Madonna”
Leonardo da Vinci’s “Litta Madonna” is a renowned High Renaissance painting depicting the Virgin Mary nursing the Christ Child, celebrated for its tender intimacy and refined execution.
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C.
The Alba Madonna by Raphael
The Alba Madonna by Raphael is a renowned High Renaissance tondo painting depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and young John the Baptist, celebrated for its harmonious composition and serene beauty.
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D.
Raphael’s “Madonna Conestabile”
Raphael’s “Madonna Conestabile” is a small, early 16th-century devotional painting of the Virgin and Child, celebrated for its delicate composition and serene, idealized beauty.
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E.
Raphael’s Madonna paintings
Raphael’s Madonna paintings are a celebrated series of Renaissance artworks depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child (often with other figures), renowned for their harmonious composition, serene beauty, and profound spiritual grace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance artwork
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painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artForm | panel painting ⓘ |
| artist | Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ |
| artisticSchool | Florentine school ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | collections of the Uffizi Gallery ⓘ |
| city | Florence ⓘ |
| collection | Uffizi Gallery ⓘ |
| completionDate | circa 1472–1475 ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ |
| culture |
Renaissance Italy
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surface form:
Italian Renaissance
|
| depicts |
Annunciation
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New Testament event ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ Gabriel ⓘ
surface form:
angel Gabriel
biblical scene ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
architectural background
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distant landscape ⓘ figure of the Virgin Mary ⓘ figure of the angel Gabriel ⓘ garden setting ⓘ |
| iconographicTheme |
Annunciation
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surface form:
Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
| inception |
circa 1472
ⓘ
circa 1473 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| location | Uffizi Gallery ⓘ |
| medium |
oil and tempera on panel
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oil paint ⓘ tempera ⓘ |
| movement |
Renaissance
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surface form:
Early Renaissance
|
| notableFor |
careful rendering of landscape
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delicate detail ⓘ experimentation with light and shadow ⓘ pioneering use of perspective ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Annunciation
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surface form:
Annunciazione
|
| period | 15th century ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| style | Early Renaissance style ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Annunciation
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surface form:
Annunciation of the Virgin Mary
|
| support | wood panel ⓘ |
| title | Annunciation ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
chiaroscuro
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linear perspective ⓘ sfumato (early form) ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci Description of subject: Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci is an early Renaissance oil and tempera painting depicting the angel Gabriel announcing to the Virgin Mary that she will bear Christ, notable for its delicate detail and pioneering use of perspective.
Referenced by (2)
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