Holy Families & Madonna and Child
Holy Families & Madonna and Child
The Preaching of St John the Baptist [‘The Ansidei Altarpiece’, predella panel]
c.1853-76Albumen print | RCIN 850689
A photograph of a painting by Raphael that Ruland (1876) catalogued as being then in the possession of the Marquis of Lansdowne, Bowood and now in the National Gallery, London (inv. no.NG 6480).
The painting is the only surviving scene of the predella of Raphael’s ‘Ansidei Altarpiece’ (1505), the central panel of which is also in the National Gallery, London (see RCIN 850685 for a photograph of the painting).
Showing St John the Baptist on the far right, preaching to a multitude of male listeners arranged in several groups.
The painting is the only surviving scene of the predella of Raphael’s ‘Ansidei Altarpiece’ (1505), the central panel of which is also in the National Gallery, London (see RCIN 850685 for a photograph of the painting).
Showing St John the Baptist on the far right, preaching to a multitude of male listeners arranged in several groups.
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
