AFTER A WORK BY THE WORKSHOP OF RAPHAEL (URBINO 1483-ROME 1520)

Holy Family with Saints and Angel [‘The Holy Family of Francis I’]

c.1860-76

Carbon print | 46.9 x 30.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851028

A photograph of the so-called ‘Holy Family of Francis I’, a painting attributed to Raphael and his workshop (1518) now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. no.604).

Showing the full-length seated Virgin supporting the Christ Child stepping out of His cradle; with St Joseph behind her on the right, and the crouched St Elizabeth supporting the Young John the Baptist who clasps his hands in adoration on the left; behind them an angel crowning the Virgin with flowers and a young woman with hands crossed on her chest; in an interior with view of landscape.

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After a work by the workshop of Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)

After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
46.9 x 30.7 cm (sheet of paper)
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1860-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
  Religions and faiths
  Christianity
  Devotional Images of Christ
  Virgin & Child
  Virgin & Child with Saints
  Virgin & Child with Saints-Holy Family
  Life of Christ
  Infancy of Christ
  Christ Child
  Angels, demons, devils, saints
  Angels
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
  Botany
  Systematic botany
  Flowering plants
Bibliographic reference(s)

pp. 170-177, no. 62 (Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 )

Holy Family with Saints and Angel [‘The Holy Family of Francis I’]

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