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Holy Families & Madonna and Child

Holy Families & Madonna and Child

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

Holy Family with St Elizabeth and St John the Baptist [‘The Madonna del Divino Amore’]

dated 1571

Engraving | 48.7 x 37.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850914

An engraving reproducing (in reverse) the composition of the so-called Madonna del Divino Amore (c.1516), a painting currently attributed to Raphael’s workshop and housed in the Museo e Gallerie Nazionali di Capodimonte, Naples (inv. no.146). Lettered with production details and a text in Latin and Italian.

Showing the seated Virgin holding the blessing Christ Child on her legs, with St Elizabeth at her side and the Young St John the Baptist kneeling down on the left; St Joseph stands in the background to the right.
  • Creator(s)

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

    Pietro Paolo Palumbo (active 1563-?1586) (publisher)

    After a work previously attributed to Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)

    Subject(s)

    Saint Elizabeth
    Saint Joseph
    Blessed Virgin Mary
  • 48.7 x 37.8 cm (sheet of paper)

    47.0 x 37.8 cm (image)

  • ET GLORIABVNTVR IN TE OMNES QVI DILIGVNT NOMEN TVVM QVONIAM TV BENEDICES IVSTO - PSAL. V. / SI GLORIERANNO IN TE TVTTI COLORO CHE AMANO IL TVO NOME PERCIOCHE / TV BENEDIRAI IL GIVSTO . PSAL. V.

  • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

  • Place of Production
    Rome [Lazio]
  • 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
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • prints
  • Bibliographic reference(s)

    Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 pp. 247-251, no. A8

    Other number(s)

    Ruland p.71 A.XXX.3