Holy Families & Madonna and Child
Holy Families & Madonna and Child
The Virgin and Child with Holy Figures
c.1860-76Carbon print | RCIN 850961
A photograph of a drawing by Raphael now in the Uffizi, Florence (inv. no. 524E). The drawing is a compositional study for the so-called ‘Madonna del Pesce’, a painting by Raphael and his workshop (c.1513-4) now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid (inv. no.297). A photograph of the painting can be found at RCIN 850952.
Showing an enthroned seated figure in the act of holding a child with both hands, with the Archangel Raphael presenting the young Tobias who kneels down on the left, and St Jerome with an open book and his lion on the right.
Showing an enthroned seated figure in the act of holding a child with both hands, with the Archangel Raphael presenting the young Tobias who kneels down on the left, and St Jerome with an open book and his lion on the right.
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1860-76)
