Madonna of Chancellor Rolin
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Madonna of Chancellor Rolin is a renowned early 15th-century oil painting by Jan van Eyck depicting the Virgin Mary and Child enthroned before Chancellor Nicolas Rolin in a richly detailed interior with an expansive landscape beyond.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madonna of Chancellor Rolin canonical | 3 |
| La Vierge du chancelier Rolin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2135115 — 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 of Chancellor Rolin Context triple: [Jan van Eyck, notableWork, Madonna of Chancellor Rolin]
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A.
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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B.
Benois Madonna
The Benois Madonna is an early Renaissance painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting the Virgin Mary playfully interacting with the Christ Child, notable for its intimate composition and expressive realism.
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C.
The Virgin of the Rocks
The Virgin of the Rocks is a renowned Renaissance painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, the infant John the Baptist, and an angel in a mysterious rocky landscape.
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D.
Coronation of the Virgin
The Coronation of the Virgin is a Christian artistic and devotional theme depicting the Virgin Mary being crowned in heaven, symbolizing her exaltation as Queen of Heaven.
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E.
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.
- 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 of Chancellor Rolin Target entity description: Madonna of Chancellor Rolin is a renowned early 15th-century oil painting by Jan van Eyck depicting the Virgin Mary and Child enthroned before Chancellor Nicolas Rolin in a richly detailed interior with an expansive landscape beyond.
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A.
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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B.
Benois Madonna
The Benois Madonna is an early Renaissance painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting the Virgin Mary playfully interacting with the Christ Child, notable for its intimate composition and expressive realism.
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C.
The Virgin of the Rocks
The Virgin of the Rocks is a renowned Renaissance painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, the infant John the Baptist, and an angel in a mysterious rocky landscape.
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D.
Coronation of the Virgin
The Coronation of the Virgin is a Christian artistic and devotional theme depicting the Virgin Mary being crowned in heaven, symbolizing her exaltation as Queen of Heaven.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artStyle | highly detailed naturalism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
court of Burgundy
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surface form:
Ducal court of Burgundy
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| catalogCode | Louvre INV 1980 ⓘ |
| collection | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Nicolas Rolin ⓘ |
| completionDate | c. 1435 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ |
| creator | Jan van Eyck ⓘ |
| depictionContext | Nicolas Rolin kneeling in prayer ⓘ |
| depicts |
Chancellor of Burgundy
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Child Jesus ⓘ
surface form:
Infant Jesus
Nicolas Rolin ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| features |
angels
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bridge ⓘ crown held above the Virgin ⓘ expansive landscape background ⓘ gardens ⓘ loggia opening onto a cityscape ⓘ luxurious fabrics ⓘ ornate capitals and columns ⓘ richly detailed interior ⓘ river landscape ⓘ tiled floor with perspective ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian art
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Marian art ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 15th century ⓘ |
| iconography |
Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele
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surface form:
Virgin and Child enthroned
donor portrait ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1435 ⓘ |
| lighting | even, diffused light ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| location | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Flemish Primitives art
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surface form:
Early Netherlandish painting
Northern Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex spatial construction
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integration of interior and landscape ⓘ meticulous detail ⓘ symbolic iconography ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle |
Madonna of Chancellor Rolin
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
La Vierge du chancelier Rolin
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| subjectHeading |
Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele
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surface form:
Virgin and Child with donor
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| support | panel ⓘ |
| title | Madonna of Chancellor Rolin self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madonna of Chancellor Rolin Description of subject: Madonna of Chancellor Rolin is a renowned early 15th-century oil painting by Jan van Eyck depicting the Virgin Mary and Child enthroned before Chancellor Nicolas Rolin in a richly detailed interior with an expansive landscape beyond.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Madonna of Chancellor Rolin
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originalLanguageTitle
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Madonna of Chancellor Rolin
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
La Vierge du chancelier Rolin