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Holy Families & Madonna and Child

Holy Families & Madonna and Child

ATTRIBUTED TO THE SCHOOL OF MARCANTONIO RAIMONDI (C. 1480-1534)

The Virgin embracing the Young Christ

c.1500-1550

Engraving | 17.5 x 13.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851277

A print after a drawing by Raphael now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (inv. no.WA1846.202). The print is currently attributed to the school of Marcantonio Raimondi. A photograph of Raphael's drawing can be found at RCIN 851278.

The print shows the full-length Virgin, seated on a chair, in profile to the right, embracing the Young Christ who stands next to her with His left hand resting on His head; in an interior with a curtain draped back at left and a window.
  • Creator(s)

    Attributed to the school of Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480-1534) (engraver)

    Anonymous, 16th century (engraver)

    After Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)

    Subject(s)

    Blessed Virgin Mary
  • 17.5 x 13.1 cm (sheet of paper)

  • 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
          • Life of Christ
            • Infancy of Christ
              • Christ Child
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • prints
  • Bibliographic reference(s)

    Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001 p.182, no.A 37.1

    Other number(s)

    Ruland p.97 C.XLVI.1