The Madonna of Excelsior
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The Madonna of Excelsior is a novel by South African writer Zakes Mda that explores apartheid-era racial politics, forbidden relationships, and the complexities of identity in a small Free State town.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Madonna of Excelsior canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12273324 — 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: The Madonna of Excelsior Context triple: [Zakes Mda, notableWork, The Madonna of Excelsior]
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A.
The Madonna of the Candelabra
The Madonna of the Candelabra is a Renaissance painting traditionally attributed to Raphael, depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child flanked by angels and notable for its refined composition and luminous color.
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B.
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder is a Renaissance painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child contemplating a yarnwinder that symbolizes the cross.
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C.
Madonna delle Milizie
Madonna delle Milizie is a revered Marian figure venerated in Scicli, Sicily, traditionally associated with a miraculous intervention in battle and celebrated as the town’s patron protectress.
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D.
Lucca Madonna
Lucca Madonna is a small 15th-century oil painting by Jan van Eyck depicting the Virgin Mary enthroned with the Christ Child in a richly detailed domestic interior.
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E.
Madonna di San Luca
Madonna di San Luca is a revered Marian icon housed in Bologna’s hilltop Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca, long associated with local religious devotion and processions.
- 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: The Madonna of Excelsior Target entity description: The Madonna of Excelsior is a novel by South African writer Zakes Mda that explores apartheid-era racial politics, forbidden relationships, and the complexities of identity in a small Free State town.
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A.
The Madonna of the Candelabra
The Madonna of the Candelabra is a Renaissance painting traditionally attributed to Raphael, depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child flanked by angels and notable for its refined composition and luminous color.
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B.
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder is a Renaissance painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, depicting the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child contemplating a yarnwinder that symbolizes the cross.
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C.
Madonna delle Milizie
Madonna delle Milizie is a revered Marian figure venerated in Scicli, Sicily, traditionally associated with a miraculous intervention in battle and celebrated as the town’s patron protectress.
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D.
Lucca Madonna
Lucca Madonna is a small 15th-century oil painting by Jan van Eyck depicting the Virgin Mary enthroned with the Christ Child in a richly detailed domestic interior.
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E.
Madonna di San Luca
Madonna di San Luca is a revered Marian icon housed in Bologna’s hilltop Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca, long associated with local religious devotion and processions.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.