Raphael was especially esteemed for his Madonna and Child compositions
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)
A head of a Child c.1853-76
Albumen print | 10.3 x 7.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850812
A photograph of a drawing by Raphael (c.1504-11) formerly in the Musée Wicar, Lille, and now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille (inv. no.464).
Ruland (1876) connected the drawing with the figure of the Christ Child in the so-called Large Cowper Madonna (1508), a painting by Raphael now in the National Gallery, Washington DC (inv. no.25). The drawing is now generally associated with different Raphael’s Madonnas, including the Large Cowper Madonna and the Mackintosh Madonna (see RCINs 850810 and 850839).
Ruland (1876) connected the drawing with the figure of the Christ Child in the so-called Large Cowper Madonna (1508), a painting by Raphael now in the National Gallery, Washington DC (inv. no.25). The drawing is now generally associated with different Raphael’s Madonnas, including the Large Cowper Madonna and the Mackintosh Madonna (see RCINs 850810 and 850839).
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Creator(s)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
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10.3 x 7.8 cm (sheet of paper)
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Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- People
- Children
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Life of Christ
- Infancy of Christ
- Christ Child
- Infancy of Christ
- Life of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- visual works
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Other number(s)
Ruland p.66 A.XX.3
Bibliographic reference(s)
Brejon de Lavergnée 1997 : Brejon de Lavergnée, B, 1997. Catalogue des dessins Italiens. Collections du Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Paris p. 182, no. 524
Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p. 202, no. 276
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