Raphael was especially esteemed for his Madonna and Child compositions
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)
The Head of the Christ Child c.1853-76
Salted paper print | 10.5 x 9.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851302
A photograph of a drawing by Raphael (c.1505) now in the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main (inv. no.384).
The photograph shows the head and shoulders of the Christ Child, turned three-quarters to the left, with the eyes cast down.
The photograph shows the head and shoulders of the Christ Child, turned three-quarters to the left, with the eyes cast down.
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Creator(s)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
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10.5 x 9.2 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)
- 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.99 C.LVII.1
Bibliographic reference(s)
Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p.158, no.106
Jacoby/Sonnabend 2012: edited by J. Jacoby and M. Sonnabend, Frankfurt/Main 2012 pp.91-3, no.4
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