Holy Families & Madonna and Child
Holy Families & Madonna and Child
AFTER CESARE DA SESTO (MILAN 1477-MILAN 1523)
Studies of the Virgin and Child, and studies of the Holy children
c.1853-76Albumen print | 15.1 x 22.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850865
A photograph of a drawing by Cesare da Sesto (c.1510-15) now in the Royal Library, Windsor Castle (RCIN 912563), formerly attributed to Leonardo da Vinci. The sheet features several studies for a composition with the Virgin and Child with the Infant Baptist. The sketches show similarities in composition to 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).
Creator(s)
After Cesare da Sesto (Milan 1477-Milan 1523) (artist)
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After a work previously attributed to Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519) (artist)
15.1 x 22.0 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
- Life of Christ
- Infancy of Christ
- Christ Child
- Infancy of Christ
- Devotional Images of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
no. 308 (Pedretti : Pedretti, C., 1982-7. The Drawings and Miscellaneous Papers of Leonardo da Vinci in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor Castle, London and New York)
pp. 82-88, no. 50 (Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 )
