Taddei Tondo
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Taddei Tondo is an unfinished marble relief by Michelangelo depicting the Virgin and Child with the infant St John the Baptist, renowned as a masterful example of his early sculptural work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taddei Tondo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7964991 — 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: Taddei Tondo Context triple: [Michelangelo’s Taddei Tondo, title, Taddei Tondo]
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A.
Donato
Donato is the Italian given name of the Renaissance sculptor Donatello, reflecting a traditional male name meaning "given" or "gifted."
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B.
Niccolò di Pitigliano
Niccolò di Pitigliano was an Italian condottiero and nobleman of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, noted for leading Venetian forces during the Italian Wars.
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C.
Vigarano Mainarda
Vigarano Mainarda is a municipality in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, known as the birthplace of special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi.
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D.
Maffeo
Maffeo is the given name of Pope Urban VIII, the 17th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his patronage of the arts and involvement in the Galileo affair.
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E.
Coluccio
Coluccio is an Italian masculine given name most notably borne by the early Renaissance humanist and chancellor Coluccio Salutati.
- 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: Taddei Tondo Target entity description: Taddei Tondo is an unfinished marble relief by Michelangelo depicting the Virgin and Child with the infant St John the Baptist, renowned as a masterful example of his early sculptural work.
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A.
Donato
Donato is the Italian given name of the Renaissance sculptor Donatello, reflecting a traditional male name meaning "given" or "gifted."
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B.
Niccolò di Pitigliano
Niccolò di Pitigliano was an Italian condottiero and nobleman of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, noted for leading Venetian forces during the Italian Wars.
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C.
Vigarano Mainarda
Vigarano Mainarda is a municipality in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, known as the birthplace of special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi.
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D.
Maffeo
Maffeo is the given name of Pope Urban VIII, the 17th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his patronage of the arts and involvement in the Galileo affair.
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E.
Coluccio
Coluccio is an Italian masculine given name most notably borne by the early Renaissance humanist and chancellor Coluccio Salutati.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance artwork
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marble relief ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture in the round relief ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | important example of Michelangelo’s early marble reliefs ⓘ |
| artist | Michelangelo ⓘ |
| artworkDimensionType | circular panel ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | tondo ⓘ |
| artworkType | relief sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Michelangelo Buonarroti
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linked to:
Michelangelo
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| associatedWith | Florentine Renaissance sculpture ⓘ |
| collection |
Royal Academy of Arts collection
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Academy of Arts
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| commissionedBy | Taddei family ⓘ |
| completionStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Michelangelo ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Christian art ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Royal Academy of Arts, London
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linked to:
Royal Academy of Arts
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| depictionDetail | Christ Child twisting away from a bird symbolizing the Passion ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Child
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linked to:
Child Jesus
Virgin Mary ⓘ infant Saint John the Baptist ⓘ
linked to:
infant John the Baptist
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| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| iconography |
Madonna and Child
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young John the Baptist as forerunner of Christ ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later interpretations of the Madonna and Child theme ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| movement | High Renaissance ⓘ |
| museum | Royal Academy of Arts ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Taddei family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
example of Michelangelo’s early sculptural style
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expressive interaction between figures ⓘ subtle treatment of light and shadow ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Florence ⓘ |
| period | early 16th century ⓘ |
| shape | circular relief ⓘ |
| style |
contrasting finished and unfinished surfaces
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dynamic composition ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
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linked to:
The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John
|
| surfaceCondition | partially blocked-out areas ⓘ |
| symbolism |
Saint John the Baptist as herald of Christ
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bird as symbol of Christ’s future suffering ⓘ |
| technique | carved in high relief ⓘ |
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