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Holy Families & Madonna and Child

Holy Families & Madonna and Child

AFTER RAPHAEL (URBINO 1483-ROME 1520)

The Holy Family with the Infant Baptist and a winged Angel

c.1853-76

Albumen print | 16.9 x 15.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850665

A photograph of an arch topped pen and ink drawing by Raphael (c.1504-05), formerly in the Wicar Museum, Lille and now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille (inv. no.431). The drawing has been generally regarded as a preliminary sketch for Rapahel's ‘Terranuova Madonna’ (c.1504-05; Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, inv. no.247A).See RCIN 850660 for a photograph of the Berlin painting.

Showing the half length seated figure of the Virgin with the Child lying on her lap, flanked by the Infant Baptist, a winged angel and St Joseph.
  • Creator(s)

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

  • 16.9 x 15.6 cm (sheet of paper)

  • 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
              • Virgin & Child with Saints
                • Virgin & Child with Saints-Holy Family
          • Angels, demons, devils, saints
            • Angels
  • Bibliographic reference(s)

    pp.181-182, no.521 (Brejon de Lavergnée 1997 : Brejon de Lavergnée, B, 1997. Catalogue des dessins Italiens. Collections du Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Paris)

    p. 149, no. 69 (Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford)