Raphael was especially esteemed for his Madonna and Child compositions
Johann Peter Pichler (Bolzano 1765-Vienna 1807)
The Virgin and Child c.1795-1807
Mezzotint | 71.5 x 51.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851146
A print after a painting formerly attributed to Raphael, listed by Ruland (1876) as being then in the possession of Herr Artaria, Vienna. Annotated in pencil.
Showing the half-length Virgin holding the Christ Child on her lap while gazing down to the right; the Child looks at the beholder, while holding an apple in his left hand and clutching His mother's starry veil; against a black background.
Showing the half-length Virgin holding the Christ Child on her lap while gazing down to the right; the Child looks at the beholder, while holding an apple in his left hand and clutching His mother's starry veil; against a black background.
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Creator(s)
Johann Peter Pichler (Bolzano 1765-Vienna 1807) (mezzotinter)
After a work previously attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
Subject(s)
Blessed Virgin Mary -
annotation: Raphael pinxit [front, lower left, in pencil]annotation: Pichler [...] [front, lower right, in pencil]
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71.5 x 51.9 cm (sheet of paper)
67.7 x 48.6 cm (image)
68.6 x 49.2 cm (platemark)
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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)
- 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
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Horticulture
- Apples
- Horticulture
- Agriculture and related techniques
- visual works
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Other number(s)
Ruland p.86 B.XXIII.1
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