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Holy Families & Madonna and Child

Holy Families & Madonna and Child

    JOSEPH ALOIS DRDA (PRAGUE 1783-PRAGUE 1883)

    The Virgin and Child

    c.1803-1873

    Etching | 19.3 x 15.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850883

    An etching reproducing the heads of the Virgin and the Infant Christ from Raphael's so-called ‘Garvagh Madonna’ (also known as ‘Aldobrandini Madonna’) now in the National Gallery, London (inv. no.NG 744). Lettered with production details. For a photograph of the painting, see RCIN 850880.

    • Creator(s)

      Joseph Alois Drda (Prague 1783-Prague 1883) (etcher)

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

    • 19.3 x 15.1 cm (sheet of paper)

      17.4 x 13.5 cm (platemark)

    • 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
            • Life of Christ
              • Infancy of Christ
                • Christ Child
    • Bibliographic reference(s)

      pp. 73-76, no. 48 (Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 )

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