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Raphael was especially esteemed for his Madonna and Child compositions

After a work attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)

The Virgin and Child c.1853-76

Albumen print | 17.0 x 13.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851250

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A photograph of the left half of a sheet attributed to Raphael currently in the collection of the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. no.3856v). For a photograph of the right half of the sheet see RCIN 850898.

The photograph shows the half-length Virgin supporting the Christ Child with her right hand and being cheek-to-cheek with Him.
  • Creator(s)

    After a work attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)

    Subject(s)
    Blessed Virgin Mary
  • 17.0 x 13.0 cm (sheet of paper)

  • Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
    Subject(s)
    • Religion & Theology
      • Religions and faiths
        • Christianity
          • Devotional Images of Christ
            • Virgin & Child
          • Life of Christ
            • Infancy of Christ
              • Christ Child
  • Other number(s)

    Ruland p.95 C.XXXVI.1

    Bibliographic reference(s)

    Cordellier/Py 1992 : Raphael : son atelier, ses copistes, 1992 / par Dominique Cordellier et Bernadette Py, Paris (Inventaire general des dessins Italiens ; V / sous la direction de Francoise Viatte) pp.49-50, no.37