Holy Families & Madonna and Child
Holy Families & Madonna and Child
ALPHONSE-ALEXANDRE LEROY (1820-1902)
Studies for a figure of the Christ Child
c.1858Crayon-manner engraving, printed in grey, on pink tinted paper | 26.8 x 20.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850874
A facsimile of a sheet by Raphael (c.1509-11) formerly in the Musée Wicar, Lille, and now in Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille (inv. no.438; see RCIN 850872 for a photograph of this drawing). Lettered with production details. Published in ‘Choix de dessins de Raphael qui font partie de la collection Wicar à Lille’, Paris 1858, pl. VI.
The sheet features preparatory studies for the figure of the Christ Child in the so-called 'Madonna di Loreto’, a painting by Raphael (c.1511) now in the Musée Condé, Chantilly (inv. no.68).
The sheet features preparatory studies for the figure of the Christ Child in the so-called 'Madonna di Loreto’, a painting by Raphael (c.1511) now in the Musée Condé, Chantilly (inv. no.68).
Creator(s)
Alphonse-Alexandre Leroy (1820-1902) (engraver)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
26.8 x 20.3 cm (sheet of paper)
18.4 x 13.6 cm (image)
25.0 x 18.0 cm (platemark)
- Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Life of Christ
- Infancy of Christ
- Christ Child
- Infancy of Christ
- Life of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
p. 190, no. 541 (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. 272 (Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford)
pp. 89-97, no. 51 (Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 )
