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Holy Families & Madonna and Child

Holy Families & Madonna and Child

AFTER RAPHAEL (1483-1520)

The Virgin and Child

published 1841

Lithograph | 36.0 x 28.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851184

A lithographic facsimile of a drawing by Raphael now in the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main (inv. no.377). Published in Lawrence Gallery. A series of facsimiles of original drawings by Raffaelle da Urbino, London 1841, no.2. A photograph of the drawing can be found at RCIN 851183.

The print shows the full-length seated Virgin holding the Christ Child on her lap, who looks at the beholder while blessing with His right hand.

  • Creator(s)

    After Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)

    S. & A. Woodburn : London (publisher)

    Subject(s)

    Blessed Virgin Mary
  • 36.0 x 28.4 cm (sheet of paper)

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

  • Subject(s)
    • Religion & Theology
      • Religions and faiths
        • Christianity
          • Devotional Images of Christ
            • Virgin & Child
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • prints
  • Bibliographic reference(s)

    Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p.138, no.19

    Knab/Mitsch/Oberhuber 1983 : Raffaello. I disegni 1983 : I disegni. (Catalogo dei Disegni a cura di Oberhuber, Ferino Pagden, Huber), Florence 1983 p.582, no.18

    Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001 p.184, no.A 42

    Other number(s)

    Ruland p.89 C.I.2