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Holy Families & Madonna and Child

Holy Families & Madonna and Child

    ADOLPHE BRAUN (1812-77)

    The Virgin and Child with the Infant Baptist [‘The Alba Madonna’]

    after 1860

    Carbon prints | RCIN 850853

    A set of three photographs reproducing the whole composition and details of the so-called ‘Alba Madonna’, a painting by Raphael (c.1509-11) now in the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC (inv. no. 1937.1.24). Not listed in Ruland (1876).

    • Creator(s)

      Adolphe Braun (1812-77) (photographer)

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

      Subject(s)

      Blessed Virgin Mary
    • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (after 1876)

    • Subject(s)
      • Religion & Theology
        • Religions and faiths
          • Christianity
            • Devotional Images of Christ
              • Virgin & Child
            • Life of Christ
              • Infancy of Christ
                • Christ Child
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
    • Other number(s)

      Ruland p.68 A.XXV.1a(add)

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