Raphael was especially esteemed for his Madonna and Child compositions
Manuel Esquivel de Sotomayor (1777-after 1842)
The Bust of the Virgin Mary 1815
Engraving | 25.6 x 19.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850699
An engraving of the bust of the figure of the Virgin from the so-called Madonna del Cardellino, a painting by Raphael (c.1506) now in the Uffizi, Florence (inv.1890, no.1447). Lettered with the title and production details. See RCIN 850698 for a photograph of the painting.
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Creator(s)
Manuel Esquivel de Sotomayor (1777-after 1842) (engraver)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
Bardi, Luigi : Florence (printer)
Leopoldo Guazzesi (dedicatee)
Manuel Esquivel de Sotomayor (1777-after 1842) (dedicator)
Subject(s)
Blessed Virgin Mary -
25.6 x 19.8 cm (sheet of paper)
15.7 x 13.6 cm (image)
23.7 x 18.5 cm (platemark)
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MATER CASTISSIMA
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Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Medical sciences
- Anatomy
- Heads
- Anatomy
- Medical sciences
- visual works
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Other number(s)
Ruland p.58 A.IX.4
Bibliographic reference(s)
Capellen 2001 : Capellen, JM, 2001. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 1, The Beginning in Umbria and Florence ca.1500-1508 pp. 219-222, no. 27
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