Holy Families & Madonna and Child
Holy Families & Madonna and Child
The Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels ['The Sistine Madonna']
c.1811-1848Etching and engraving | 87.0 x 65.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851066
Showing the full-length Virgin standing on clouds and holding the Christ Child in her arms, flanked by St Pope Sixtus on the left and St Barbara on the right, with two upward-looking winged cherubs at lower centre; the composition is framed by open curtains.
Creator(s)
Moritz Steinla (1791-1858) (engraver)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
Moritz Steinla (1791-1858) (designer)
H Felsing (printer)
Dresden : Ernst Arnold (publisher)
87.0 x 65.8 cm (sheet of paper)
67.8 x 50.0 cm (image)
80.3 x 59.0 cm (platemark)
S. S. VIRGO SIXTINA.
- 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
- Angels, demons, devils, saints
- Saints (Christianity)
- Life of Christ
- Infancy of Christ
- Christ Child
- Infancy of Christ
- Devotional Images of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mythical creatures
- Cherubs
- Mythical creatures
- Animals
- Zoology
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Home economics
- Furniture & accessories
- Curtains
- Furniture & accessories
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Jewellery
- Tiaras
- Jewellery
- Home economics
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
pp. 107-116, no. 53 (Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 )