Holy Families & Madonna and Child
Holy Families & Madonna and Child
RAPHAEL MORGHEN (1758-1833)
The Virgin and Child with the Infant Baptist [‘Madonna del Cardellino’]
1814Engraving with etching | 55.4 x 39.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850696
An engraving after the so-called Madonna del Cardellino, a painting by Raphael (c.1506) now in the Uffizi, Florence (inv.1890, no.1447). Lettered with production details.
Showing the Virgin seated on a rock, holding an open book in her left hand and looking at the Infant Baptist who is holding a goldfinch touched by the Christ Child who is standing between’s Mary’s legs.
Showing the Virgin seated on a rock, holding an open book in her left hand and looking at the Infant Baptist who is holding a goldfinch touched by the Christ Child who is standing between’s Mary’s legs.
Creator(s)
Raphael Morghen (1758-1833) (engraver)
After Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)
Pietro Ermini (active 1799-1820) (designer)
Bardi, Luigi : Florence (publisher)
Niccolò Pagni: Florence (publisher)
Niccolò Salvetti (dedicatee)
Niccolò Pagni (active 1796-1829) (dedicator)
55.4 x 39.5 cm (sheet of paper)
37.4 x 28.0 cm (image)
49.4 x 33.4 cm (platemark)
MATER PULCHRAE DILECTIONIS
- 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
- Devotional Images of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Biological sciences
- Zoology
- Animals
- Birds
- Passeres
- Finches
- Goldfinches
- Finches
- Passeres
- Birds
- Animals
- Zoology
- Biological sciences
Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
Capellen 2001 : Capellen, JM, 2001. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 1, The Beginning in Umbria and Florence ca.1500-1508 pp. 219-222, no. 27
Other number(s)
Ruland p.58 A.IX.1
