Holy Families & Madonna and Child
Holy Families & Madonna and Child
Compositional and architectural studies
c.1858Crayon-manner engraving printed in red and dark brown, from two blocks, with tone plate | 46.7 x 32.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850859
The drawing at the centre of the sheet is a study for Raphael's so-called ‘Alba Madonna’, a painting now in the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC (inv. no.1937.1.24; see RCIN 850853.a for a photograph of the painting). The other sketches may relate to other Virgin and Child compositions by Raphael, possibly the ‘Madonna della Seggiola' (RCIN 850973) and the ‘Madonna della Tenda’ (RCIN 850987), but not directly connected with any known painting by the master. At upper right are some architectural studies.
Creator(s)
Adolphe André Wacquez (b. 1814) (engraver)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
46.7 x 32.6 cm (sheet of paper)
39.7 x 25.7 cm (image)
45.7 x 31.0 cm (platemark)
Acquired for 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
- Infancy of Christ
- Devotional Images of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Architectural studies
- Architecture
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
pp.191-192, no. 545 (Brejon de Lavergnée 1997 : Brejon de Lavergnée, B, 1997. Catalogue des dessins Italiens. Collections du Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Paris)
p. 202, no. 278r (Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford)
pp. 82-88, no. 50 (Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 )
