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Holy Families & Madonna and Child

Holy Families & Madonna and Child

    ALPHONSE-ALEXANDRE LEROY (1820-1902)

    Compositional studies

    c.1858

    Crayon-manner engraving printed in red and dark brown, from two blocks, with tone plate | 26.8 x 20.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850873

    A facsimile of a drawing by Raphael (c.1509-11) formerly in the Musée Wicar, Lille, and now in Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille (inv. no.437; see RCIN 850871 for a photograph of the drawing). Lettered with production details. Published in 'Choix de dessins de Raphael qui font partie de la collection Wicar à Lille', Paris 1858, pl. V.

    The studies drawn at upper left on the sheet are connected with Raphael's so-called 'Madonna di Loreto' now in the Musée Condé, Chantilly (inv. no.68; see RCIN 850869 for a print reproducing this painting), those at upper and lower right with the 'Aldobrandini Madonna' (see RCIN 850881 for a photograph of this painting). A sketch apparently unrelated to any known painting by Raphael is at bottom centre.

    • Creator(s)

      Alphonse-Alexandre Leroy (1820-1902) (engraver)

      After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)

    • 26.8 x 20.3 cm (sheet of paper)

      16.1 x 13.5 cm (image)

      23.0 x 17.8 cm (platemark)

    • Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

    • Subject(s)
      • Religion & Theology
        • Religions and faiths
          • Christianity
            • Devotional Images of Christ
              • Virgin & Child
            • Life of Christ
              • Infancy of Christ
                • Christ Child
    • Bibliographic reference(s)

      pp. 190-191, no. 542 (Brejon de Lavergnée 1997 : Brejon de Lavergnée, B, 1997. Catalogue des dessins Italiens. Collections du Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Paris)

      p. 201, no. 274 (Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford)

      pp.114-16, no.11 (Jacoby/Sonnabend 2012: edited by J. Jacoby and M. Sonnabend, Frankfurt/Main 2012)

      pp. 89-97, no. 51 (Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 )

      pp. 71-76, no. 48 (Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 )

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