Madonna lactans
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Madonna lactans is a traditional Christian artistic motif depicting the Virgin Mary breastfeeding the infant Jesus, symbolizing both his humanity and maternal care.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maria lactans | 2 |
| Breastfeeding Madonna | 1 |
| Madonna lactans canonical | 1 |
| Madonna lactans or nursing Madonna (in some versions) | 1 |
| breastfeeding Madonna | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6811914 — 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 lactans Context triple: [Madonna Litta, iconography, Madonna lactans]
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A.
Mother's Milk
Mother's Milk is the 1989 breakthrough studio album by Red Hot Chili Peppers that fused funk rock, punk, and psychedelic influences and helped propel the band to mainstream attention.
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B.
Mammo
Mammo is an acclaimed 1994 Indian drama film directed by Shyam Benegal that explores themes of partition, identity, and displacement through the story of an elderly Muslim woman facing deportation from India.
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C.
Mamu
Mamu is a notable Odia novel by Fakir Mohan Senapati that satirically portrays social and political life in colonial Odisha.
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D.
Milch
Milch is a German surname most notably borne by Erhard Milch, a high-ranking Luftwaffe officer during World War II.
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E.
Milchbuck
Milchbuck is a public transportation stop in Zurich, Switzerland, serving as a key access point to the nearby Irchel university campus and surrounding urban areas.
- 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 lactans Target entity description: Madonna lactans is a traditional Christian artistic motif depicting the Virgin Mary breastfeeding the infant Jesus, symbolizing both his humanity and maternal care.
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A.
Mother's Milk
Mother's Milk is the 1989 breakthrough studio album by Red Hot Chili Peppers that fused funk rock, punk, and psychedelic influences and helped propel the band to mainstream attention.
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B.
Mammo
Mammo is an acclaimed 1994 Indian drama film directed by Shyam Benegal that explores themes of partition, identity, and displacement through the story of an elderly Muslim woman facing deportation from India.
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C.
Mamu
Mamu is a notable Odia novel by Fakir Mohan Senapati that satirically portrays social and political life in colonial Odisha.
-
D.
Milch
Milch is a German surname most notably borne by Erhard Milch, a high-ranking Luftwaffe officer during World War II.
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E.
Milchbuck
Milchbuck is a public transportation stop in Zurich, Switzerland, serving as a key access point to the nearby Irchel university campus and surrounding urban areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian artistic motif
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Marian iconography type ⓘ religious image ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marian devotion
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Renaissance art ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
medieval Christian art ⓘ theology of the Incarnation ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Madonna and Child
ⓘ
Virgin of Humility ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin Mary
|
| depicts |
Virgin Mary
ⓘ
Virgin Mary breastfeeding the infant Jesus ⓘ infant Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
Child Jesus
|
| hasFunction |
devotional image
ⓘ
didactic image ⓘ liturgical art ⓘ |
| hasIconographicFeature |
Christ Child at the breast
ⓘ
linked to:
Madonna and Child
exposed breast of the Virgin Mary ⓘ seated or enthroned Virgin ⓘ tender physical contact between mother and child ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine charity
ⓘ
humanity of Jesus ⓘ incarnation of Christ ⓘ maternal care ⓘ motherhood ⓘ nurture ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
Breastfeeding Madonna
ⓘ
linked to:
Madonna lactans
Nursing Madonna ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian iconography
ⓘ
Marian art ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Maria lactans
ⓘ
linked to:
Madonna lactans
Marian devotion to the Milk Grotto in Bethlehem ⓘ Our Lady of Good Milk ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Western Christianity ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Christ’s humanity
ⓘ
incarnation ⓘ intimacy between Mary and Jesus ⓘ maternal love ⓘ nourishment of the faithful ⓘ spiritual nourishment ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
Renaissance ⓘ |
| usedIn |
altarpiece
ⓘ
fresco ⓘ illuminated manuscript ⓘ panel painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madonna lactans Description of subject: Madonna lactans is a traditional Christian artistic motif depicting the Virgin Mary breastfeeding the infant Jesus, symbolizing both his humanity and maternal care.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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