Alba Madonna
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alba Madonna canonical | 1 |
| Holy Child Jesus | 1 |
| Madonna d’Alba | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T164366 — 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: Alba Madonna Context triple: [The Alba Madonna, alsoKnownAs, Alba Madonna]
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A.
Madonna and Child
Madonna and Child is a traditional Christian artistic theme depicting the Virgin Mary holding or with the infant Jesus, symbolizing maternal love and divine incarnation.
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B.
Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary is revered in Christianity as the mother of Jesus Christ and a central figure of faith, purity, and devotion.
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C.
Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic doctrine holding that the Virgin Mary was preserved free from original sin from the first moment of her conception.
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D.
Alva
Alva is the middle name of the famed American inventor Thomas Edison, often used as part of his full name, Thomas Alva Edison.
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E.
Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara is a Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of artillerymen, military engineers, and others who work with explosives and dangerous occupations.
- 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: Alba Madonna Target entity description: 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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A.
Madonna and Child
Madonna and Child is a traditional Christian artistic theme depicting the Virgin Mary holding or with the infant Jesus, symbolizing maternal love and divine incarnation.
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B.
Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary is revered in Christianity as the mother of Jesus Christ and a central figure of faith, purity, and devotion.
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C.
Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic doctrine holding that the Virgin Mary was preserved free from original sin from the first moment of her conception.
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D.
Alva
Alva is the middle name of the famed American inventor Thomas Edison, often used as part of his full name, Thomas Alva Edison.
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E.
Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara is a Christian martyr venerated as the patron saint of artillerymen, military engineers, and others who work with explosives and dangerous occupations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance painting
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painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | masterpiece of High Renaissance art ⓘ |
| artist | Raphael ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | panel (later transferred to canvas) ⓘ |
| collection |
National Gallery of Art
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surface form:
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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| commissionedBy |
House of Alba
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surface form:
Duke of Alba (House of Alba)
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| completionDate | circa 1511 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Raphael ⓘ |
| culture | Italian ⓘ |
| currentStatus | on display ⓘ |
| depictionContext |
New Testament figures
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biblical scene ⓘ |
| depicts |
Madonna and Child
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surface form:
Christ Child
Virgin Mary ⓘ infant John the Baptist ⓘ |
| diameter | 94.5 cm ⓘ |
| donatedBy | Andrew W. Mellon ⓘ |
| format | circular painting ⓘ |
| genre | Madonna and Child ⓘ |
| height | 94.5 cm ⓘ |
| iconography |
Holy Family
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Madonna and Child ⓘ
surface form:
Madonna of humility
St John the Baptist as child ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1510 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| location | National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
canvas (transferred)
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oil paint ⓘ wood panel ⓘ |
| movement | High Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Raphael ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Raphael’s Madonna paintings ⓘ |
| period |
High Renaissance
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surface form:
Italian High Renaissance
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| previousOwner |
Andrew W. Mellon
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House of Alba ⓘ |
| shape | tondo ⓘ |
| style |
balanced composition
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classical landscape background ⓘ soft modeling of figures ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Madonna and Child
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surface form:
Virgin and Child with the Infant St John the Baptist
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| titleInItalian |
Alba Madonna
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Madonna d’Alba
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| width | 94.5 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alba Madonna Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Alba Madonna
this entity surface form:
Holy Child Jesus
this entity surface form:
Madonna d’Alba