Holy Families & Madonna and Child
Holy Families & Madonna and Child
The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints [‘The Colonna Altarpiece’, central panel]
c.1829-1865Engraving with etching | RCIN 850668
An engraving after the central panel of the so-called ‘Colonna Altarpiece’ painted by Raphael (c.1504-05) for the Nunnery of Sant’Antonio da Padua, Perugia now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (inv. no.1630ab). Lettered with production details. See RCIN 850667 for a photograph of the painting.
Showing the Virgin and Child enthroned with the Infant Baptist, between Saints Paul and Catherine on the left, and Saint Peter and a haloed female martyr on the right. Monogram of the engraver in lower left corner.
Showing the Virgin and Child enthroned with the Infant Baptist, between Saints Paul and Catherine on the left, and Saint Peter and a haloed female martyr on the right. Monogram of the engraver in lower left corner.
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)