Holy Families & Madonna and Child
Holy Families & Madonna and Child
AFTER RAPHAEL (URBINO 1483-ROME 1520)
The Holy Family with the Infant Baptist and a winged Angel
c.1853-76Albumen print | 16.9 x 15.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850665
A photograph of an arch topped pen and ink drawing by Raphael (c.1504-05), formerly in the Wicar Museum, Lille and now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille (inv. no.431). The drawing has been generally regarded as a preliminary sketch for Rapahel's ‘Terranuova Madonna’ (c.1504-05; Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, inv. no.247A).See RCIN 850660 for a photograph of the Berlin painting.
Showing the half length seated figure of the Virgin with the Child lying on her lap, flanked by the Infant Baptist, a winged angel and St Joseph.
Showing the half length seated figure of the Virgin with the Child lying on her lap, flanked by the Infant Baptist, a winged angel and St Joseph.
Creator(s)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
16.9 x 15.6 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
- Virgin & Child with Saints
- Virgin & Child
- Angels, demons, devils, saints
- Angels
- Devotional Images of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
pp.181-182, no.521 (Brejon de Lavergnée 1997 : Brejon de Lavergnée, B, 1997. Catalogue des dessins Italiens. Collections du Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Paris)
p. 149, no. 69 (Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford)
