Madonna di San Sisto
E430044
Madonna di San Sisto is a renowned High Renaissance oil painting by Raphael, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child flanked by saints and two iconic cherubs.
All labels observed (1)
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| Madonna di San Sisto canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4312201 — 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 di San Sisto Context triple: [The Sistine Madonna, alsoKnownAs, Madonna di San Sisto]
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A.
Santa Maria della Pace
Santa Maria della Pace is a Renaissance church in Rome renowned for its harmonious architecture, Bramante-designed cloister, and significant artworks.
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B.
Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri is a Renaissance-era basilica in Rome, built within the ruins of the ancient Baths of Diocletian and renowned for its architectural design by Michelangelo.
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C.
Santa Maria alla Scala
Santa Maria alla Scala was a church in Milan whose name and location gave rise to the title of the world-famous opera house La Scala.
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D.
Basilica of San Lorenzo
The Basilica of San Lorenzo is one of Florence’s oldest and most important churches, renowned for its Renaissance architecture and close association with the powerful Medici family.
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E.
Santa Maria della Scala
Santa Maria della Scala is a historic church in Rome, Italy, known for its Baroque architecture and rich artistic heritage.
- 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 di San Sisto Target entity description: Madonna di San Sisto is a renowned High Renaissance oil painting by Raphael, celebrated for its serene depiction of the Virgin and Child flanked by saints and two iconic cherubs.
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A.
Santa Maria della Pace
Santa Maria della Pace is a Renaissance church in Rome renowned for its harmonious architecture, Bramante-designed cloister, and significant artworks.
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B.
Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri is a Renaissance-era basilica in Rome, built within the ruins of the ancient Baths of Diocletian and renowned for its architectural design by Michelangelo.
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C.
Santa Maria alla Scala
Santa Maria alla Scala was a church in Milan whose name and location gave rise to the title of the world-famous opera house La Scala.
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D.
Basilica of San Lorenzo
The Basilica of San Lorenzo is one of Florence’s oldest and most important churches, renowned for its Renaissance architecture and close association with the powerful Medici family.
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E.
Santa Maria della Scala
Santa Maria della Scala is a historic church in Rome, Italy, known for its Baroque architecture and rich artistic heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
High Renaissance painting
ⓘ
painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sistine Madonna
ⓘ
linked to:
The Sistine Madonna
|
| artHistoricalSignificance |
considered one of Raphael’s masterpieces
ⓘ
key work of the High Renaissance ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| collection | Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Pope Julius II ⓘ |
| composition | central Madonna and Child flanked by two saints ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Raphael ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister ⓘ |
| depictionStyle | serene and idealized figures ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Child
ⓘ
linked to:
Child Jesus
Saint Barbara ⓘ Saint Sixtus ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ cherub ⓘ two cherubs ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure of Saint Barbara
ⓘ
figure of Saint Sixtus ⓘ two putti at the bottom edge ⓘ |
| height | approximately 265 cm ⓘ |
| iconography |
Sistine Madonna
ⓘ
linked to:
The Sistine Madonna
|
| inception |
1512
ⓘ
1513 ⓘ |
| influenced |
commercial imagery using Raphael’s cherubs
ⓘ
popular culture depictions of cherubs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dresden
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement |
High Renaissance
ⓘ
Italian Renaissance ⓘ |
| museum |
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
ⓘ
linked to:
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
|
| notableFeature |
Virgin and Child appearing in clouds
ⓘ
green curtains framing the scene ⓘ two iconic cherubs at the bottom of the composition ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
San Sisto church in Piacenza
ⓘ
linked to:
San Sisto, Piacenza
|
| originallyCommissionedFor | high altar of San Sisto in Piacenza ⓘ |
| originalMedium | oil on panel ⓘ |
| period | Raphael’s late period ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Jesus Christ—Infancy—Art
ⓘ
linked to:
Adoration of the Christ Child
Virgin Mary—Art ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin Mary
|
| theme |
Madonna and Child
ⓘ
sainthood ⓘ |
| title |
Sistine Madonna
ⓘ
linked to:
The Sistine Madonna
|
| width | approximately 196 cm ⓘ |
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