The Virgin and Child [‘The Colonna Madonna’]

1849

Etching and engraving | 40.0 x 29.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850814

An engraving after the so-called ‘Colonna Madonna’, a painting by Raphael (1507-08) now in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin (inv. no.248). Lettered with production details and the Printsellers' Association blind stamp in lower left margin.

Showing the Virgin holding a book in her left hand and supporting the Christ Child with her right arm, who sits on her lap and grasps her bodice while looking at the viewer; in a landscape.

According to Queen Victoria, the Colonna Madonna was Prince Albert's favourite painting by Raphael. He gave a porcelain copy of it to his wife as a present for Christmas 1858 (RCIN 404017); the back of plaque bears the inscription: “The Prince consort’s favorite picture 1861.”

Creator(s)

Peter Lightfoot (1805-85)
(engraver)

After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
40.0 x 29.6 cm (sheet of paper)

24.4 x 19.0 cm (image)

36.3 x 27.8 cm (platemark)
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
  
  Religions and faiths
  
  Christianity
  
  Devotional Images of Christ
  
  Virgin & Child
  
  Life of Christ
  
  Infancy of Christ
  
  Christ Child
Bibliographic reference(s)
pp. 264-266, no. 36 (Capellen 2001 : Capellen, JM, 2001. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 1, The Beginning in Umbria and Florence ca.1500-1508 )

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