1499-1501 Madonna of the Yarnwinder Version Network Node

Yarnwinder is a central version-network node where documentary references, workshop replication, and multi-panel comparison are all active at once. This event formalizes how the site handles "many versions, uneven confidence" branches without flattening evidence differences.

c.1499-1501 window Version network node Letter-evidence anchor

Anchor Snapshot

Madonna of the Yarnwinder is the most explicit version-network test case in the Madonna sequence. It combines documentary context with technical comparison and copy-tree complexity, making it ideal for standardized version and confidence handling across works pages.

Evidence Matrix

Anchor	Evidence Class	Interpretive Role
c.1499-1501 activity range	Chronology and route evidence	Aligns this version branch with post-1499 transition windows and court-patronage realignment.
Letter references and workshop-copy notes	Documentary and process evidence	Supports network interpretation where multiple versions may include different levels of Leonardo intervention.
Variant panel comparison	Technical and compositional evidence	Enables side-by-side confidence-tier mapping for version families and derivative branches.

System Impact: Version Trees

Primary Madonna-family network node for variant-branch modeling and confidence-tier routing.

System Impact: Attribution and Documents

Anchor case for documentary claims, technical comparison, and variant-confidence controls.

System Impact: Timeline Continuity

Keeps late-1490s to early-1500s portrait/devotional production routes connected.

Open Questions for Next Pass

Should Yarnwinder get a dedicated version ledger table with per-version confidence and evidence class?
How should copy volume be represented without implying equal probability of Leonardo intervention?
Which Madonna/portrait pages need reciprocal links into this version-network node?

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