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Holy Families & Madonna and Child

Holy Families & Madonna and Child

AFTER RAPHAEL (1483-1520)

The Virgin and Child with angels

c.1860-76

Carbon print | 17.2 x 13.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851240

A photograph of a drawing by Raphael (c.1507-08) currently in the Albertina, Vienna (inv. no.IV,202).

The photograph shows the full-length Virgin, sitting on the ground and suckling the Christ Child; with angels at left and a figure partially hidden behind the central group at right.
  • Creator(s)

    After Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)

    Subject(s)

    Blessed Virgin Mary
  • 17.2 x 13.2 cm (sheet of paper)

  • Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1860-76)

  • Subject(s)
    • Religion & Theology
      • Religions and faiths
        • Christianity
          • Devotional Images of Christ
            • Virgin & Child
          • Life of Christ
            • Infancy of Christ
              • Christ Child
          • Angels, demons, devils, saints
            • Angels
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
  • Bibliographic reference(s)

    Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p.174, no.168

    Cordellier/Py 1992 : Raphael : son atelier, ses copistes, 1992 / par Dominique Cordellier et Bernadette Py, Paris (Inventaire general des dessins Italiens ; V / sous la direction de Francoise Viatte) p.90, under no.80

    Other number(s)

    Ruland p.94 C.XXXIII.4