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Holy Families & Madonna and Child

Holy Families & Madonna and Child

AFTER GIULIO ROMANO (ROME C. 1499-MANTUA 1546)

Holy Family with St Elizabeth and the Young John the Baptist [‘The Madonna della Gatta’]

c.1853-76

Albumen print | 15.9 x 13.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851022

A photograph of the so-called ‘Madonna della Gatta’, a painting by Giulio Romano now in the Museo e Gallerie Nazionali di Capodimonte, Naples (inv. no.140). The composition of the painting is based on the so-called ‘La Perla, a painting now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid (inv. no.301) generally ascribed to Giulio Romano (c.1818-19), possibly after a design by Raphael. A photograph of the 'La Perla' can be found at RCIN 851004. Showing the full-length seated Virgin supporting the Christ Child with her right arm and putting her left on the back of St Anne, who kneels down on the right, with the young John the Baptist offering fruit on the left and St Joseph standing in the background; a cat and a dog on the left; in an interior.
  • Creator(s)

    After Giulio Romano (Rome c. 1499-Mantua 1546) (artist)

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

  • 15.9 x 13.3 cm (sheet of paper)

  • 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
              • Virgin & Child with Saints
                • Virgin & Child with Saints-Holy Family
          • Life of Christ
            • Infancy of Christ
              • Christ Child
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Home economics
        • Furniture & accessories
          • Beds
            • Cradles
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Cats (domestic)
  • Bibliographic reference(s)

    pp.76-85 (Henry/Joannides 2012 : Late Raphael, 2012. Edited by T. Henry and P. Joannides)
    pp. 183-189, no. 64 (Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 )