The Virgin and Child ['The Madonna del Granduca']

A photograph of the ‘Madonna del Granduca’ by Raphael (c.1505) now in the Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence (inv. no.1912, no.178). Showing the half length standing figure of the Virgin gazing downwards, and holding the Christ Child with both hands, against a dark background; within a decorative frame.